Accreditation
SUNY Potsdam is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission). SUNY Potsdam’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 22, 2023, was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Information about SUNY Potsdam’s accreditation with MSCHE is available here.
State Approval
SUNY Potsdam’s academic programs have been approved and registered by the New York’s State Education Department.
NY State Education Department
Office of Higher Education, Education Building Addition
Albany, NY 12234
Telephone: (518) 474-3852
www.nysed.gov
Program Specialized Accreditation
Several SUNY Potsdam academic programs are accredited by their respective specialized accrediting agencies. Procedures for obtaining or reviewing documents describing accreditation, approval, or licensing are available through each academic department.
Accreditor Recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Commission on Accreditation
Date of Initial Accreditation: 9/1/1957
Year of Most Recent Comprehensive Review: 2013
Next Scheduled Comprehensive Review: 2025
Other Accreditors
American Chemical Society
Last Review: 2022
Next periodic report due: 2028
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Accredited since 2002
Last review: Fall 2021
Next visit, Initial Programs: Fall 2028
Next review, Advanced Programs: Fall 2027
For more information on SUNY Potsdam Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) Accreditation Status, click here.