认证

罗耀拉大学 新奥尔良 is accredited by the Southern Association of 大学 and Schools Commission on 大学 (SACSCOC) to award associate, 学士学位, 大师, and doctoral degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of 罗耀拉大学 新奥尔良 may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of 大学 and Schools Commission on 大学 at 1866 Southern Lane, 迪凯特, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

SACSCOC is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. The Commission’s mission is to assure the educational quality and improve the effectiveness of its member institutions by ensuring that they meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, 佛罗里达, 乔治亚州, 肯塔基州, 路易斯安那州, 密西西比州, 北卡罗莱纳, 南卡罗来纳, 田纳西州, 德州, 维吉尼亚州, 拉丁美洲, and other international sites approved by SACSCOC that award 学士学位, 硕士, 或者博士学位.

认证 by SACSCOC signifies that the institution (1) has a mission appropriate to higher education, (2)有资源, 项目, and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission, and (3) maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees its offers, and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives.

Additional accreditations held by Loyola include:

• Commission of Collegiate 护理 Education (CCNE)
• 路易斯安那州 State Board of 护理 (LSBN)
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• The Council for 认证 of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Association of American 法律 Schools (AALS)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR)

State Authorizations

罗耀拉大学, a corporation organized under the laws of this State and domiciled in the City of 新奥尔良, is authorized to confer upon its students, or upon any person deemed by it worthy of such distinction, degrees in the arts and sciences and all the learned professions, such as are granted by other universities in the United States, and to give diplomas or certificates thereof; provided that the curriculum or course of study in the learned professions shall equal that maintained by other standard universities. 路易斯安那州 Revised Statues §2075

The US Department of Education requires that any institution offering distance education 项目 to students outside of its home state to acquire authorization from the states in which students are located.

罗耀拉大学 新奥尔良 participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. The SARA – State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements initiative is a voluntary agreement among 49 成员国, the District of Columbia, 波多黎各, 和美国.S. 属维尔京群岛. The agreement establishes comparable national standards for interstate offerings of postsecondary distance education; participating colleges and universities must adhere to stringent requirements, including accreditation and remaining in good financial standing. As a SARA participating institution, Loyola is able to offer its online 项目 in SARA 成员国.

Currently, California does not participate in SARA. It also does not require out-of-state non-profit accredited institutions like Loyola to register online 项目 without a physical presence with the State.

Loyola Licensure -Track Programs might require additional state authorization to operate in some states. 请参阅 School of 护理 State Authorization list for the School of 护理 State Approvals.

SARA Student Complaints

Grievance and SARA Complaint Processes

Professional Licensure

SARA has no effect on State professional licensing requirements. Any Institution approved to participate in SARA that offers courses or 项目 designed to lead to Professional Licensure or certification or advertised as leading to Licensure must satisfy all federal requirements for disclosures regarding such Professional Licensure 项目 under 34 §C.F.R. 668.43. 另外, as a participating SARA institution, Loyola makes all reasonable attempts to determine whether a Loyola licensure track program will meet state professional licensure requirements.

The 2019 Department of Education Higher Education Rule requires that Loyola provide published professional licensure disclosures by state for all Loyola licensure track 项目 regardless of modality. 1) A list of all states for which the institution has determined its curriculum 满足 the State educational requirements for licensure or certification. 2) A list of all States for which the institution has determined that its curriculum 不符合 the State educational requirements for licensure. 3) A list of all States for which the institution has not made a determination.

The Rule also requires that Loyola make direct individual written disclosures related to professional licensure when Loyola has been able to determine that a program 不符合 the state requirements for professional licensure or certification, or when Loyola has not been able to determine whether a program will meet state licensure requirements. Loyola does this by email. 另外, we advise the student or applicant to determine whether the program 满足 requirements for Licensure in the State where the student or applicant is located.

Relocating during the course of a program to another state may impact state licensure requirements, access to practicums, and/or federal financial aid. Prior to relocation, please contact your program advisor to discuss the potential impact for your individual situation.