1
A citation is a formal statement referenced to a specific standard noting the area in which the program failed to provide
evidence demonstrating that it meets the standard, or performs so poorly in regard to the standard that the efforts of the
program are found to be unacceptable.
2
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 accreditation-provisional 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. Accreditation-Provisional remains in effect until the program achieves
Accreditation-Continued after its third review, closes or withdraws from the accreditation process, or until accreditation is
withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.
NOTICE OF ACTIONS – ACCREDITATION STATUS (4.13.2015)
The ARC-PA took the actions displayed below at its March 5-7, 2015 meeting. The accreditation decisions were
based on the programs’ compliance with the accreditation Standards or adherence to ARC-PA policies for
accredited programs.
All accredited programs are required to file annual and periodic reports to document continuing compliance
with the accreditation Standards throughout the accreditation cycle. Programs that received citations
1
from
the commission are required to submit a report describing the manner in which the citation(s) have been
addressed or resolved.
For definitions of accreditation statuses see http://www.arc-pa.com/about/acc_types.html
For a complete listing of all accredited programs or for information about specific programs, see
http://www.arc-pa.org/acc_programs
The programs, grouped by the type of decision made, are listed in alphabetical order by state.
THE FOLLOWING LIST REFLECTS RESULTS OF ACCREDITATION ACTIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS APPLYING FOR ACCREDITATION-
PROVISIONAL
2
INCLUDING COMMENTARY REGARDING PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION DESCRIBING THE MANNER
IN WHICH THE CITATION(S)
1
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED OR RESOLVED.
PA Program at:
Accreditation
Status Granted
Next
Comprehensive
Review
Adventist University of Health Sciences, FL
Provisional
2
TBD
Report due for Standards related to admission and enrollment practices,
publication of accreditation status and submission of reports and documents.
Florida International University, FL
Provisional
2
TBD
Report due for Standards related to updating the website to include measures of
success in achieving goals and evaluation of new preceptors.
Ohio University, OH
Provisional
2
TBD
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PA Program at:
Accreditation
Status Granted
Next
Comprehensive
Review
Mercyhurst University, PA
Provisional
2
TBD
Report due for Standards related to how the program’s success in achieving its
goals will be defined and updating the website to include estimates of all costs
related to the program.
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, UT
Provisional
2
TBD
No report related to Standards.
Lynchburg College, VA
Provisional
2
TBD
No report related to Standards.
THE FOLLOWING LIST REFLECTS RESULTS OF ACCREDITATION ACTIONS FOR CURRENTLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS INCLUDING
COMMENTARY REGARDING PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION DESCRIBING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE
CITATION(S)
1
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED OR RESOLVED.
PA Program at:
Accreditation
Status
Granted/Confirmed
Next
Comprehensive
Review
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR
Provisional
2
September 2016
Report due for Standards related to supervised clinical practice experiences
that allow each student to meet program-defined requirements with
patients seeking medical care across the life span, women’s health,
conditions requiring surgical management, and behavioral and mental
health conditions.
Nova Southeastern University-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to student files that document
requirements for program completion, faculty orientation to specific
learning outcomes, supervised clinical practice experiences in inpatient and
operating room setting and supervised clinical practice experiences with
preceptors practicing in behavioral and mental health care.
Nova Southeastern University-Jacksonville, FL
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to documentation in student files,
supervised clinical practice experiences with preceptors practicing in
behavioral and mental health care and implementation of an ongoing self-
assessment process, with documentation of critical analysis and application
of process results to the curriculum and other dimensions of the program.
Idaho State University, ID
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to clinical simulation facilities.
Northeastern University, MA
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to sufficient number of principal faculty,
defined and published instructional objectives, critical analysis of ongoing
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self-assessment data, summative evaluation of each student, and
documentation that clinical sites afford students appropriate access and
supervision to fulfill program expectations.
Bethel University, MN
Provisional
2
September 2016
Report due for Standards related to instructional objectives.
Elon University, NC
Report due for Standards related to defined program expectations in the
supervised clinical practice experiences with patients seeking medical care
across the life span, women’s health, surgical management and behavioral
and mental health conditions and supervised clinical practice experiences
with family medicine preceptors.
Provisional
2
September 2016
Touro University, NV
Report due for Standards related to program’s immunization policy,
supervised clinical practice experiences in emergency departments and
student evaluation during supervised clinical practice experiences.
Continued
March 2022
Clarkson University, NY
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to administrative staff for the program,
student health records and documentation in self-study report of faculty
evaluation of administrative aspects of the program.
Long Island University, NY
Continued
March 2020
No report related to Standards.
Touro College-Manhattan, NY
Continued
September 2021
No report related to Standards.
Baldwin Wallace University, OH
Report due for Standards related to remediation policies and supervised clinical
practice experiences with patients seeking women’s health and surgical
management.
Provisional
2
September 2016
Medical University of South Carolina, SC
Continued
March 2020
Report due for Standards related to ongoing program self-assessment.
Christian Brothers University, TN
Probation
3
TBD
No report related to Standards.
Lincoln Memorial University, TN
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to the sponsoring institution providing
information related to security and safety, and assuring sufficient human
resources; the program’s publication of its success in achieving its goals;
instruction related to problem solving and medical decision-making skills,
response to illness, injury and stress, basic counseling and patient
education skills; program expectations for supervised clinical practice
experiences in required patient encounters; verification of board
certification of physician preceptors; self-assessment; critical analysis of
faculty evaluation of curricular and administrative aspects of the program;
program modifications; strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Trevecca Nazarene University, TN
Continued
March 2020
No report related to Standards.
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center, TX
Probation
3
March 2021
Report due for Standards related to publication on website of program
success in achieving its goals and instruction to students in patient safety,
quality improvement, prevention of medical errors and risk management.
Shenandoah University, VA
Continued
March 2022
Report due for Standards related to documentation of advanced placement
and documentation of results of critical analysis and program modifications
resulting from ongoing self-assessment.
Concordia University, WI
Provisional
2
September 2016
No report related to Standards.
University of Charleston, WV
Provisional
2
September 2016
No report related to Standards.
West Liberty University, WV
Report due for Standards related to the immunization policy; policy related
to infectious and environmental hazards for students; instructional
objectives; application of results of ongoing self-assessment related to data
analysis and documentation from ongoing program self-assessment of
results of critical analysis and faculty evaluation of curricular and
administrative aspects of the program.
Continued
March 2022
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THE FOLLOWING LISTS REFLECT ACTIONS FOR PROGRAMS WHICH APPLIED FOR PROGRAM CHANGES OR HAD REQUIRED REPORTS DUE
TO THE COMMISSION.
Reports considered at the meeting
PA Program at:
Accepted/Not
Accepted/Approved/Not
Approved/Acknowledged
Next Comprehensive
Review
University of South Alabama, AL*
Accepted
September 2021
AT Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, AZ
Accepted
March 2021
Touro University California, CA
Approved
September 2018
Howard University, DC
Accepted
March 2021
Miami-Dade College, FL
Approved
September 2015
University of Florida, FL
Accepted
September 2017
St. Ambrose University, IA
Accepted
March 2017
Indiana State University, IN
(admin probation)
4*
Not Accepted
September 2020
University of the Cumberlands, KY
Accepted
March 2017
Our Lady of the Lake, LA*
Accepted
September 2020
MGH Institute of Health Professions, MA
Accepted
March 2017
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, MD (probation)
3
Accepted
September 2015
Augsburg College, MN*
Accepted some but not all
reports
September 2018
Mississippi College, MS
Accepted
March 2021
Campbell University, NC
Accepted
March 2021
Wingate University, NC
Accepted
September 2021
MCPHS University, Manchester/Worcester, NH
Accepted
September 2017
Seton Hall University, NJ
Approved and Accepted
March 2017
Le Moyne College, NY
Approved
September 2018
St. John’s University, NY
Acknowledged
March 2020
Wagner College, NY
Approved
September 2018
University of Dayton, OH
Accepted
March 2017
University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, OK
3
*
Accepted
September 2016
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, OK
Accepted
March 2021
Salus University, PA
3
Not Accepted
September 2016
Bryant University, RI
Accepted
September 2016
Johnson & Wales University, RI
Accepted
March 2016
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, TN
Accepted
September 2015
University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX
Accepted
September 2021
*Program is required to submit a follow up report to the ARC-PA
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ADDITIONAL ACTIONS
The following programs provided informational actions for which no commission action was required.
PA Program at:
Next Comprehensive
Review
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
March 2021
University of South Alabama, AL
September 2021
University of Bridgeport, CT (admin probation)
4
September 2020
Howard University, DC
March 2021
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine, IL
March 2020
Indiana State University, IN
September 2020
University of Saint Francis, IN
March 2021
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, MD
3
September 2015
Grand Valley State University, MI
September 2021
Wingate University, NC
September 2021
University of North Dakota, ND
September 2016
University of Nebraska, NE
March 2017
University of St. Francis, NM
September 2018
CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, NY
September 2021
Le Moyne College, NY
September 2018
St. John’s University, NY
March 2020
Touro College – Bay Shore, NY
March 2017
Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State University, OH
March 2017
Kettering College, OH
March 2021
University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, OK
September 2016
Pennsylvania State University, PA
March 2016
Salus University, PA
3
September 2016
University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX
September 2021
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
March 2018
University of Texas-Pan American, TX
September 2020
Alderson Broaddus University, WV
September 2020
3
Accreditation-Probation is a temporary, status of accreditation, limited to two years, granted when a program holding an
accreditation status of accreditation-provisional or accreditation-continued does not meet the Standards and when the
capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students is threatened. Once placed on
probation, a program that fails to comply with accreditation requirements in a timely manner, as specified by the ARC-PA,
may be scheduled for a probation site visit and/or risk having its accreditation withdrawn.
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Accreditation-Administrative Probation is a temporary status granted when a program has not complied with an
administrative requirement, such as failure to pay fees or submit required reports. Once placed on administrative
probation, a program that fails to comply with administrative requirements in a timely manner, as specified by the ARC-
PA, may be scheduled for a focused site visit and/or risk having its accreditation withdrawn.