Accreditation and Licensure

Licensure

Thomas Edison State College was established by the New Jersey Board of Higher Education on July 1, 1972 and was established as a State College in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 64 of Title 18A on May 18th 1973. Thomas Edison State College was renamed Thomas Edison State University on December 21, 2015 and continues to operate as a licensed New Jersey higher education institution under the provisions of the NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TITLE 9A:1-1.3(e).

The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education is the state licensing entity for Thomas Edison State University.

Students desiring to file a complaint with the NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education should follow the procedures established by the Office of the Secretary using the following link: http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml

Note: Students should follow Thomas Edison State University complaint procedures before contacting the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) will not review a complaint until all grievance procedures at the institution have been followed, all avenues of appeal exhausted, and documentation provided that such procedures have been exhausted.

Accreditation

Thomas Edison State University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000). The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and doctor of nursing practice program at Thomas Edison State University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Thomas Edison State University is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, PO Box 45010, Newark, NJ 07101, (973) 504-6430.

Thomas Edison State University’s Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Program, which is designed to prepare educators for roles in school leadership, is awarded Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) accreditation by the Inquiry Brief Commission of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for a period of seven years, from April 2015 and April 2022. The accreditation does not include individual education courses that the EPP offers to P-12 educators for professional development, relicensure or other purposes. This accreditation certifies that the forenamed professional education program has provided evidence that the program adheres to TEAC’s quality principles. The TEAC Public Performance Disclosure as applicable to the Educational Leadership program is available online.

Thomas Edison State University's bachelor's degrees in Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology and Electronics System Engineering Technology are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET. ABET is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Thomas Edison State University's associate degree program and undergraduate certificate in Polysomnography was awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Continuing accreditation status is valid from March 17, 2017 until 2022.

The School of Business and Management's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management and Master of Science in Human Resources Management (MSHRM) degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Accreditation documentation can be obtained by contacting the accrediting agency directly.

National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, commonly known as SARA, is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education.