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Accreditation Timeline

This page was updated on 8/21/2024. Please contact Dr. Kristen Sterba (kmsterba@uams.edu) with any questions.

Academic Year 2023-24

  • College of Health Professions — Diagnostic Medical Sonography —Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)

Academic Year 2024-25

  • College of Nursing (BSN and MNSC) — Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • College of Nursing DNP Nurse Anesthesia — Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs — Site Visit, Spring 2025
  • College of Health Professions — Communication Sciences and  Disorders — American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,  Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Pathology
  • College of Health Professions – Audiology — American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (AUD) — Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Pathology
  • College of Health Professions – Cytology — American Society of Cytopathology

Academic Year 2025-26

  • College of Health Professions — Cardio-Respiratory Care — Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
  • College of Health Professions — Radiologic Imaging Sciences — Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCET)
  • College of Health Professions — Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences — Joint Review Committee on the Accreditation of Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)

Academic Year 2026-27

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Higher Learning Commission
  • College of Health Professions — Physician Assistant —Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

Academic Year 2027-28

  • College of Health Professions — Dietetics — Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Academic Year 2028-29

  • College of Public Health (PhD, MS) — Council on Education for Public Health
  • College of Health Professions — Occupational Therapy — Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
  • College of Health Professions — Cardio-Respiratory Care (MS) — Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Academic Year 2029-30

  • College of Health Professions — Dental Hygiene — Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (CODA)
  • College of Nursing (DNP) — Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • College of Health Professions — Medical Laboratory Science — National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (MT)
  • College of Pharmacy — American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • College of Public Health Master’s in Health Administration — Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education

Academic Year 2030-31

  • College of Medicine — Liaison Committee for Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges (LCME)
  • College of Health Professions — Genetic Counseling — Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC)

Academic Year 2032-33

  • College of Health Professions — Physical Therapy — Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
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