Academic Accreditation, Licensure and Programs
Academic Accreditation, Licensure and Programs Academic accreditation is based on accepted qualitative and quantitative standards of excellence for evaluating the quality of education offered at the institution. Evaluation and subsequent accreditation include such areas as the educational objectives and achievements, academic programs, admissions practices, student personnel and welfare services, institutional study, training and experience of instructional staff, financial stability, and laboratory and library resources. Gannon University is accredited by: The Middle States Commission on Higher Education 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267)-284-5000, FAX (215) 662-5501, www.msche.org The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Academic programs of Gannon University at Ruskin are accredited by: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 200 North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929 (301) 652-6611, www.acoteonline.org Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. 12000 Findley Road, Suite 275 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 476-1224, FAX (770) 476-1738, www.arc-pa.org Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education 3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100 Alexandria, VA, 22305 (703) 684-2782, FAX (703) 684-7343 www.capteonline.org Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 9355 113th Street N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org
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Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education 2001 K Street NW, 3rd Floor North Washington, DC 20001 (512) 733-9700, www.caate.net Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education 655 K Street NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 887-6791, FAX (202 887-8476, www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences 401 W. Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317)777-1135, FAX (317)634-7817, www.coaes.org Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology American Speech-Language Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard #310 Rockville, MD 20850 800-498-2071, www.caa.asha.org
Current Status of Accreditation Actions Physician Assistant Program: The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Gannon University-Ruskin, FL Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Gannon University. Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditationprovisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students. Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. The Master of Science degree program in Speech-Language Pathology at Gannon University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. This is a “pre-accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of five years.
