Applicants seeking graduate admission to 海角社区 are required to present a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by one of the organizations identified by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
| MSCHE | Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
| NECHE | New England Commission of Higher Education |
| NWCCU | Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities |
| SACSCOC | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges |
| WSCUC | WASC Senior College and University Commission |
All coursework must be earned during the period that the institution was accredited by the CHEA recognized organization. International bachelor's degrees must be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree and be recognized by that country's Ministry of Education.