Texas A&M-San Antonio earns accreditation

SAN ANTONIO – Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received accreditation — retroactive to Jan. 1, 2014 — from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees.

The accreditation is separate from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Texas A&M-San Antonio became a stand-alone university on May 27, 2009, when Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill establishing it as a member of The Texas A&M University System.

Since then, the accrediting body has recognized A&M-San Antonio as an entity of its parent university in Kingsville. A&M-San Antonio will now seek approval, as needed, to add degree programs and courses, and develop into a full four-year university.