Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. As a member institution, CCU is required to comply with SACSCOC's policy Substantive Change for SACSCOC Accredited Institutions (SACSCOC, Edited July 2016) (PDF).
ACAD-487 Substantive Change Policy - This University policy establishes institutional procedures for recognizing and approving the substantive change and ensuring timely notification to SACSCOC.
Substantive Change Tracking
| Program | Substantive Change | Effective Date | SACSCOC Notification Date | SACSCOC Response Date |
| All programs | Move to online instruction (COVID-19) | Spring 2020 | 3/16/2020 | --- |
| Global Achievement Program (GAP) | English as a Second Language Pathway program | Spring 2020 | --- | 03/05/2020 |
| English for Speakers of Other Languages (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) | Discontinue certificate | Fall 2019 | 10/21/2019 | 2/14/2020 |
| Communication (M.A.) | New program | Fall 2019 | 12/4/2018 | 3/1/2019 |
| Education (Ph.D.) | New program | Spring 2019 | 6/18/2018 | 10/22/2018 |
| Musical Theatre (B.F.A.) | Discontinue program | Fall 2018 | 7/25/2018 | 11/12/2018 |
| Music Technology (M.A.) | New program | Fall 2018 | 10/5/2017 | 3/8/2018 |
| Art (M.A.T.) | Discontinue program | Fall 2017 | 8/8/2019 | 2/14/2020 |
| Special Education (M.Ed.) | New program | Summer 2016 | 12/2/2015 | 4/25/2016 |
| Information Systems Technology (M.S.) | New program | Spring 2016 | 7/7/2015 | 11/25/2015 |
| Digital Culture and Design (B.A.) | New program | Fall 2015 | 4/14/2015 | 9/15/2015 |
| Sport Management (M.S.) | New program | Fall 2015 | 6/1/2015 | 7/27/2015 |
| English for Speakers of Other Languages (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) | New certificate | Fall 2015 | 10/17/2014 | 4/15/2015 |
| Learning & Teaching - Early/Elementary (M.Ed.) | Discontinue concentration | Fall 2015 | 12/14/2015 | 9/10/2015 |
| Special Education - Learning Disabilities (B.A.) | Discontinue program | Fall 2015 | 9/2/2015 | 12/14/2015 |