UNC Receives Accreditors’ Letter Posted Jul 7, 2015 The University of North Carolina has received its expected letter from its accreditation agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, detailing SACS’ decision in mid-June to place the University on probation for one year. The probation decision came after SACS’ second review of UNC’s academics-athletics case and UNC’s action in response to it. (UNC.edu)