Accredited Units - Tennessee

Carson Newman University

Unit Contact: Dr. Amber Roth, Chair 
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 
Box 71881 
Jefferson City, TN 37760 
P: 865-471-3295

Status: Accredited 
Expiration Date: 2025
Programs Accredited:

• Child and Family Studies & Early Childhood Education 
• Foods, Nutrition, and Dietetics 
• Fashion Merchandising and Design 
• Interior Design 
• Consumer Services 

Middle Tennessee State University

Unit Contact: Dr. Gina Pisut, Chair                                  
Department of Human Sciences
PO 86  
Ellington Human Sciences Bldg
Murfreesboro, TN 37133
P: 615-898-5724

Status: Accredited 
Expiration Date: 2026
Programs Accredited:

• Nutrition and Food Science
• Interior Architecture 
• Textiles, Merchandising and Deign
• Human Development and Family Sciences 
• Human Sciences

Tennessee State University

Unit Contact: Dr. Veronica Oates                   
Department of Human Sciences
305 Humphries Building
Nashville, TN 37209
P: 615-963-5617

Status: Accredited 
Expiration Date: 2033
Programs Accredited:

• Child Development and Family Relations
• Design
• Early Childhood Education
• Fashion Merchandising 
• Family and Consumer Sciences

Tennessee Technological University 

Unit Contact: Dr. Melinda Anderson, Director               
School of Human Ecology
PO Box 5035
Cookeville, TN 38505
P: 931-372-3378

Status: Accredited 
Expiration Date: 2028
Programs Accredited:

• Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology
  • Child Life
  • Human Development and Family Science
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
• Bachelor of Science in Design Studies
  • Architecture and Interior Design
  • Fashion Merchandising and Design

University of Tennessee at Martin

Unit Contact: Dr. Keith Dooley, Interim Chair          
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 
538 University Street 
340 Gooch Hall 
Martin, TN 38238
P: 731-881-7100 

Status: Accredited 
Expiration Date: 2024
Programs Accredited:

• Child & Family Studies 
• Dietetics
• Fashion Merchandising
• FCS Education (teacher certification) 
• Food & Nutrition 
• Gerontology 
• Hospitality & Food Service Management