Overall University Accreditation
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is accredited by the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education,
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662-5606
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.
Individual College and Program Acceditation and Certification
are listed below:
Doctor of Pharmacy
The Doctor of Pharmacy degree program is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The ACPE is an autonomous
and independent national agency whose board of directors (the decision-and
policy-making body) includes pharmacy educators, pharmacy practitioners,
state board of pharmacy members/executives, and public representation.
A three-membered public interest panel also provides public perspectives
in the policy and decision-making processes of accreditation. ACPE's
offices are located at:
20 North Clark Street
Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60602-5109
(312) 664-3575
Fax: (312) 664-4652
www.acpe-accredit.org
Master of Occupational Therapy
The Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
(ACOTE). The agency is recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education. ACOTE can be contacted at:
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-2682
accred@aota.org
Doctor of Physical Therapy
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
(CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association. The
agency is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, by the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation and by the House of Delegates
of the American Physical Therapy Association. The address for the
accrediting agency is:
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-2782
www.capteonline.org
BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
BS degrees offered through the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
are certified by the American Chemical
Society (ACS), provided students include in their program
specified chemistry electives.
Committee on Professional Training
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Medical Technology
The program in medical technology is affiliated with hospital programs
that are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631-3415
Science Teacher Certification Program
The Science Teacher Certification Program is accredited by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division
of Teacher Education, Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia grants Pennsylvania Department
of Education secondary certifications in biology, chemistry and
general science in addition to a K-12 certification in environmental
education. The Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification has
reciprocal agreements with 47 states.
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 297-2967
Physician Assistant Studies
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Department
of Physician Assistant Studies has completed an accreditation
review and is judged to be in compliance with the nationally established
standards as set forth by the Accreditation Review Committee
on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
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