ACEJMC is the national organization that evaluates journalism and mass communication programs. All accredited programs are reviewed every six years.

UNC Hussman has been accredited since 1958 and was last accredited in 2015. It was slated for reaccreditation in 2020-2021. However, ACEJMC postponed all 2020-2021 accreditation site visits due to coronavirus.

The accreditation process includes an extensive self-study conducted the year prior to a site visit.  The school’s site visit was scheduled for November 2020, and its self-study was near completion at the time the postponements were announced.

The school’s self-study was completed and submitted to ACEJMC in September 2020 as originally planned. The self-study was subsequently updated to reflect activity and changes during the site visit pause and was resubmitted to ACEJMC in September 2021 in advance of the rescheduled site visit Oct. 10-13, 2021.

Resubmitted 2019-2020 Accreditation Self-Study

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist and doctorate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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).

• Faculty Handbook
• Faculty Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
• Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct

• Graduation and Retention Rate for UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media By Entering Year (Last updated August 2022)