About SCAD

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges

The Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's and master's degrees. Please contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 with questions about the accreditation of the Savannah College of Art and Design.

National Architectural Accrediting Board

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

The Savannah College of Art and Design School of Building Arts offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program: M.Arch. (180 undergraduate credits plus 90 graduate credits). Next accreditation visit: 2013.

Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications
The following SCAD Hong Kong degree programs are accredited by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) and are recognized on the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (QF), with a validity period of May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2016:

QF Level 5
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising,
QR Registration Number: 11/001053/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation,
QR Registration Number: 11/001052/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design,
QR Registration Number: 11/001054/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration,
QR Registration Number: 11/001055/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development,
QR Registration Number: 11/001056/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Media Design,
QR Registration Number: 11/001057/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography,
QR Registration Number: 11/001058/5

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects,
QR Registration Number: 11/001059/5

QF Level 6
Master of Arts in Graphic Design,
QR Registration Number: 11/001060/6

Master of Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development,
QR Registration Number: 11/001061/6

Master of Arts in Photography,
QR Registration Number: 11/001062/6

Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design,
QR Registration Number: 11/001063/6

Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development,
QR Registration Number: 11/001064/6

Master of Fine Arts in Photography,
QR Registration Number: 11/001065/6

Council for Interior Design Accreditation

The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Suite 350, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

The Master of Arts in Teaching degrees offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, a body created by the Georgia General Assembly to assume full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in the public schools of the State of Georgia. The Commission is also responsible for the development and administration of teacher certification testing.

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

SCAD is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1333 Main St., Suite 200, Columbia, S.C. 29201; telephone number 803.737.2260). Licensure indicates only that minimum standards have been met; it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality. Licensure is not equivalent to or synonymous with accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.