Southern Methodist College is a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), P.O. Box 328, Forest, VA, 24551; Telephone: (434) 525 - 9539; email: info@tracs.org, having been awarded Accreditation status as a Category II institution by the TRACS Accreditation Commission in November 2002; this status is effective for a period of five years. TRACS is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).

TRACS serves Christian post-secondary institutions (e.g. liberal arts colleges/universities, graduate schools/seminaries, Bible college/institutes that offer a certificate, diploma or degree (associate, bachelor, or graduate). TRACS accredits the total institution. Southern Methodist College is authorized to offer a degree level of Bachelor of Arts. Candidacy was effective as of February 1998; full accreditation was effective as of November 2002.