Institutional Accreditation
Faulkner University is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates, baccalaureate, master’s and juris doctor degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4079 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Faulkner University.
Questions related to admissions, policies, programs, procedures, and/or practices of Faulkner University should be directed to the University's relevant offices, catalogs, publications, or web sites.
Specialty Accreditations
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is provisionally approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). The School of Law received provisional approval on June 11, 2006. Students at the School of Law and those who graduate while the school is provisionally approved are entitled to the same recognition given to students and graduates of fully approved law schools and provisional approval permits them to take the bar examination and practice in every state.
The ABA gives a provisionally approved law school two to five years to bring its legal education program into full compliance with the Standards. A new law school must be provisionally approved before it can be reviewed for full approval. The School of Law is determined to devote all necessary resources to not only meet the standards for full approval but to exceed those standards.
Questions regarding provisional approval may be directed to the Consultant to the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610 (312-988-6738).
Legal Studies
Faulkner University’s Legal Studies program offered on the Main Campus in Montgomery, Alabama is approved by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Paralegals
For information regarding the institutions accreditation contact:
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Paralegals
321 North Clark Street
Mail Stop 19.1
Chicago, Illinois 60610-4714
Teacher Education
Faulkner University’s Teacher Education programs in the Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). For information regarding the institution's NCATE accreditation contact:
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Faulkner University’s Teacher Education programs in the Alabama Christian College of Arts and Sciences are approved by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). For information regarding the institution's ALSDE approval contact:
Alabama State Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104