Wake Forest University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees.  Wake Forest University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of  Wake Forest University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

The College of Arts and Sciences has a number of program-level accreditations, including the following.

  • The Department of Chemistry's BS programs are approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • The School Counseling Program and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program are accredited by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs). Additionally, the School Counseling Program is accredited by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).
  • Department of Education accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
  • Teacher licensure programs in the Department of Education are approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).
  • The Department of Engineering's BS Engineering degree is ABET Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC).

The School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

The School of Divinity is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).

The Graduate School has a number of program-level accreditations, including the following.

  • The Genetic Counseling Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling.
  • The Medical Physics programs are accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP).
  • The School Counseling Program and the Clinical Mental Health Program are accredited by CACREP (Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs). Additionally, the School Counseling Program at Wake Forest University is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) and by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).

The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). The School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and is listed as an approved school by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association and by the Board of Law Examiners and the Council of the North Carolina State Bar.

The School of Medicine is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges and has a number of program-level accreditation, including the following.

  • The Doctorate of Medicine Program is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the joint accrediting body of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.
  • The Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).
  • The Physician Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant Inc. (ARC-PA).

Internship/Residency

The American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation accredits Post-Doctoral-Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency).

The School of Professional Studies Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership programs are approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The Health Informatics and Health Administration programs are Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) approved education partners. 

Wake Forest University is a member of many major institutional organizations and associations at the national, regional and statewide levels, including the following: The American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Southern Universities Conference, the North Carolina Conference of Graduate Schools, the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. In addition, many offices of the University are members of associations which focus on particular aspects of university administration.

Wake Forest has chapters of the principal national social fraternities and sororities, professional fraternities and honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. There is an active chapter of the American Association of University Professors on campus.