Assessment & Accreditation
What are students learning in the Leahy College of Health Sciences?
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606.
The most valuable information to determine the quality of education comes from outcomes assessment within our Leahy College of Health Sciences (LCHS) academic departments. In the Leahy College of Health Sciences, all six departments have programs with specialized accreditation. Each accrediting organization engages in external reviews or site visits every 5-10 years. Many of our accrediting organizations have previously reviewed academic programs housed in LCHS. A list of the past dates of visit and names of accrediting organizations was compiled and reads as follows:
- The Department of Health Administration and Human Resources: Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), accreditation through Spring 2027.
- The Department of Counseling and Human Services: Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), accreditation through October 31, 2031. Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE), accreditation through October 2026.
- The Department of Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), accredited through December 2032; Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) accredited through Fall 2032.
- Department of Occupational Therapy: The MS in OT program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The OTD program is currently under Candidacy status and anticipate full accreditation review by the spring of 2025.
- Department of Physical Therapy: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), accreditation through December 31, 2028. The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at the Â鶹´«Ã½ is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: (703)706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: . If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call or email the program director, Renee Hakim, at: (570)941-7499 or renee.hakim@scranton.edu.
- Department of Health and Human Performance: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Due to CAAHEP policy change, initial accreditation no longer expires. The initial accreditation for this program remains in place until another status is granted, at which time the status for the program will be updated on the CAAHEP website.
- MS Health Informatics Program: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), accreditation through the 2028/2029 Academic Year.
- MS Speech-Language Pathology Program: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), Candidacy Status through January 31, 2028. The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (distance education) at The Â鶹´«Ã½ is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “preaccreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.
National Accreditation Status
LCHS Programs
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Accrediting Organization |
Most Recent Accreditation |
End of Accreditation Term |
Comment |
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ACOTE |
December 2023 |
2030/2031 Academic Year |
OTM Program Accredited |
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CAHME |
November 2020 |
Spring 2027 |
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CAPTE |
November 2020 |
December 31, 2028 |
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CCNE |
March 2022 |
December 31, 2032 |
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CACREP |
August 7, 2023 |
October 31, 2031 |
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CSHSE |
October 2021 |
October 2026 |
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COA |
October 2022 |
Fall 2032 |
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CAAHEP |
May 18, 2018 |
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CAAHIM |
December 6, 2021 |
2028/2029 Academic Year |
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CAA |
February 13, 2023 |
January 31, 2028 |
Candidacy Status |
LCHS uses a variety of outcome measures and evaluation procedures to maintain and renew the quality of its curriculum and the overall organizational structure and activities of the college.
Accreditations of the Leahy College of Health Sciences
Counseling & Human Services
Health Administration & Human Resources
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Health & Human Performance
Health Informatics