MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, Commission on Accreditation
1995/2003/S2008
Scope of recognition: The accreditation of Montessori teacher education institutions and programs throughout the United States.
Title IV Note: Only freestanding Montessori teacher education schools may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs. Further, that accreditation must have been granted in conjunction with the accrediting activities of the review committees listed above.
Gretchen Warner, Executive Director
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
506 Seventh Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
Tel. (262) 898-1846, (888) 446-2283, Fax (262) 898-1849
E-mail address:
warner@macte.org
Web address: -www.MACTE.org
MUSIC
National Association of Schools of Music,
Commission on Accreditation,
Commission on Non-Degree-Granting Accreditation,
Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation
1952/2002/F2007
Scope of recognition: the accreditation throughout the United States of institutions, and units within institutions, offering degree-granting and non-degree granting programs in music and music-related disciplines, including community/junior colleges and independent degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions.
Title IV Note: Only freestanding schools or colleges of music may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Samuel Hope, Executive Director
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, Virginia 20190
Tel. (703) 437-0700, Fax (703) 437-6312
E-mail address:
info@arts-accredit.org
Web address: -http://www.arts-accredit.org
NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE EDUCATION
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
2003/2005/S2008
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and pre-accreditation throughout the United States of graduate-level, four-year naturopathic medical education programs leading to the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (N.M.D.) or Doctor of Naturopathy (N.D.)
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Daniel Seitz
Executive Director
P.O. Box 178
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230
Tel. (413) 528-8877, Fax (413) 528-8880
E-mail address:
council@cnme.org
Web address: -www.cnme.org
NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
1974/2001/S2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of higher education programs for the nuclear medicine technologist.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Elaine Cuklanz, Executive Director
716 Black Point Road
P.O. Box 1149
Polson, Montana 59860-1149
Tel. (406) 883-0003, Fax (406) 883-0022
E-mail address:jrcnmt@centurytel.net
Web address: -www.jrcnmt.org
NURSE ANESTHESIA
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
1955/2002/S2007
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of institutions and programs of nurse anesthesia within the United States at the post-master's certificate, master's, or doctoral degree levels.
Title IV Note: Only hospital-based nurse anesthesia programs and freestanding nurse anesthesia institutions may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs
Francis Gerbasi
Director of Accreditation and Education
222 South Prospect, Suite 304
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4010
Tel. (847) 692-7050x3154, Fax (847) 692-7137
E-mail address:
fgerbasi@aana.com
Web address: -www.aana.com
NURSE-MIDWIFERY
American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation
1982/2001/S2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of basic certificate and basic graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses, the pre-accreditation and accreditation of pre-certification nurse-midwifery education programs and the accreditation and preaccreditation of direct-entry midwifery programs for the non-nurse.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Diane Boyer
Chair, ACNM Division of Accreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Program
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Tel. (240) 485-1845, Fax (240) 485-1818
E-mail address:
dboyer@luc.edu
Web address: -www.midwife.org
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, Council on Accreditation
1996/2002/S2007
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of women's health nurse practitioner programs located within the United States and its territories.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Susan Wysocki, Executive Director
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
503 Capitol Court, NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202) 543-9693, Fax (202) 543-9858
E-mail address:
swy1@aol.com
Web address: -www.npwh.org
NURSING
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
2000/2001/F2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of nursing education programs in the United States, at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Jennifer L. Butlin, Director
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120
Tel. (202) 887-6791, Fax (202) 887-8476
E-mail address:
jbutlin@aacn.nche.edu
Web address: -www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation/index.htm
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
1952/2001/F2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation in the United States of programs in practical nursing, and diploma, associate, baccalaureate and higher degree nurse education programs.
Title IV Note: Only diploma programs and practical nursing programs not located in a regionally accredited college or university may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Barbara Ruhe Grumet, Executive Director
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Tel. (800) 669-1656, Fax (212) 812-0390
E-mail address:
bgrumet@nlnac.org
Web address: -www.nlnac.org
OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
1967/2004/F2009
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of private, postsecondary, non-degree-granting institutions and degree-granting institutions in the United States, including those granting associate and baccalaureate degrees, that are predominantly organized to educate students for occupational, trade and technical careers, and including institutions that offer programs via distance education.
Elise Scanlon, Executive Director
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Tel. (703) 247-4212, Fax (703) 247-4533
E-mail address:
escanlon@accsct.org
Web address: -www.accsct.org
Council on Occupational Education
1969/2001/F2005
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation ("Candidacy status") throughout the United States of non-degree granting postsecondary occupational/vocational institutions and those postsecondary occupational/vocational education institutions that have state authorization to grant the applied associate degree in specific vocational/occupational fields.
Gary Puckett, Executive Director
41 Perimeter Center East, NE, Suite 640
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Tel. (770) 396-3898, (800) 917-2081, Fax (770) 396-3790
E-mail address:
puckettg@council.org
Web address: -www.council.org
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
1952/2001/S2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of entry-level professional occupational therapy educational programs offering the Baccalaureate Degree, Post-baccalaureate Certificate, Professional Master's Degree, Combined Baccalaureate/ Master's degree, and Doctoral Degree for the accreditation of occupational therapy assistant programs offering the Associate Degree or a Certificate; and for its accreditation of these programs offered via distance education.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Sue Graves
Senior Program Administrator in Accreditation
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, Maryland 20824-1220
Tel. (301) 652-2682x2912, Fax (301) 652-7711
E-mail address:
sgraves@aota.org
Web address: -www.aota.org
OPTICIANRY
Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
1985/2001/S2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of two-year programs for the ophthalmic dispenser and one-year programs for the ophthalmic laboratory technician.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Tamara Halstead, Director of Accreditation
Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
P.O. Box 3073
Merrifield, Virginia 22116-3073
Tel. (703) 940-9134, Fax (703) 940-9135
E-mail address:
coa@coaccreditation.com
Web address: -www.coaccreditation.com
OPTOMETRY
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
1952/2002/F2007
Scope of recognition: the accreditation in the United States of professional optometric degree programs, optometric technician (associate degree) programs, and optometric residency programs and for the preaccreditation categories of Preliminary Approval and Reasonable Assurance for professional optometric degree programs and Candidacy Pending for optometric residency programs in Veterans' Administration facilities.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Joyce L. Urbeck, Administrative Director
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Tel. (314) 991-4100, Fax (314) 991-4101
E-mail address:
JLUrbeck@aoa.org
Web address: -www.aoanet.org
ORIENTAL MEDICINE
(See listing under ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE)
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
1952/2001/F2005
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation ("Provisional Accreditation") throughout the United States of freestanding, public and private non-profit institutions of osteopathic medicine and programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Title IV Note: Only freestanding schools or colleges of osteopathic medicine may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Konrad C. Miskowicz-Retz, Director
Department of Education
American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel. (312) 202-8048 fax (312) 202-8202
E-mail address:
kretz@osteopathic.org
Web address: -www.osteopathic.org
PASTORAL EDUCATION
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission
1969/2001/F2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation of both clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers and CPE and Supervisory CPE programs located within the United States and territories.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Teresa E. Snorton, Executive Director
1549 Claremont Road, Suite 103
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4611
Tel. (404) 320-1472 fax (404) 320-0849
E-mail address:
acpe@acpe.edu
Web address: -www.acpe.edu
PHARMACY
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
1952/2001/S2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy leading to the degrees of Baccalaureate in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Peter H. Vlasses, Executive Director
20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109
Tel. (312) 664-3575, Fax (312) 664-46522
E-mail address:
pvlasses@acpe-accredit.org
Web address: -www.acpe-accredit.org
PHYSICAL THERAPY
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
1977/2001/F2006
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation ("Candidate for Accreditation") in the United States of physical therapist education programs leading to the first professional degree at the master's or doctoral level and physical therapist assistant education programs at the associate degree level and for its accreditation of such programs offered via distance education.
Title IV Note: Accreditation by this agency does not enable the entities it accredits to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Mary Jane Harris, Director
Department of Accreditation
Trans Potomac Plaza
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel. (703) 706-3245, Fax (703) 684-7343
E-mail address:
maryjaneharris@apta.org
Web address: -www.apta.org
PODIATRY
American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education
1952/2001/F2005
Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation ("Candidate Status") throughout the United States of freestanding colleges of podiatric medicine and programs of podiatric medicine, including first professional programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.
Title IV Note: Only freestanding schools or colleges of podiatric medicine may use accreditation by this agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.
Alan R. Tinkleman, Director
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-1621
Tel. (301) 571-9200, Fax (301) 571-4903
E-mail address:
artinkleman@apma.org
Web address: -www.cpme.org