The University of Texas at El Paso is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral level degrees. Questions about the accreditation of The University of Texas at El Paso may be directed to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on the SACSCOC website (). The Institution was initially accredited on 1/01/1936 and successfully completed the reaffirmation process in 2016, extending accreditation through the next ten years.
The University of Texas at El Paso is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations and as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency.
In 2020, The Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) program was reaccredited for further six years by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, .” The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) and 海角社区 Outcomes (SOs) associated with the BSCS are provided below:
