Accreditation

Academic accreditation is based on accepted qualitative and quantitative standards of excellence for evaluating the quality of education offered at the institution. Evaluation and subsequent accreditation include such areas as the educational objectives and achievements, academic programs, admissions practices, student personnel and welfare services, institutional study, training and experience of instructional staff, financial stability, and laboratory and library resources.

Gannon University is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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The 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.

https://www.msche.org/institution/0500/

College of Engineering and Business

Dahlkemper School of Business

• Our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree (BSBA) is accredited by ACBSP with the following concentrations - Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, International Management, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management and Insurance, Sport Management and Marketing, and Supply Chain Management
  
• Our Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) is accredited by ACBSP.
• Our Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA-Online) is accredited by ACBSP.
  
• Our Associate of Science in Business Administration is accredited by ACBSP.

School of Engineering and Computing

• The Bachelor of Science programs in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Software Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
• The Computer Science and Information Systems programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences

Gannon University's Health Profession Programs are accredited and meet the highest national standards. The college holds the following accreditations:

• The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• The Occupational Therapy Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
• The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in Erie and the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in Ruskin are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
• The Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
• The Radiologic Sciences Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
• The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master's degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program at Gannon University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
  
• The Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia Program, a collaborative program with UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia, is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).
• The Applied Exercise Science program and the Graduate Applied Exercise Physiology program are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
• The Gannon University-Ruskin, FL Physician Assistant Program has the status of Accreditation-Provisional by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• The Master of Athletic Training Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
• The Master of Science degree program in Speech-Language Pathology is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CAA).
  

College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Several of the programs in the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences are accredited and meet the highest national standards.

• The Clinical Mental Health Program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
• The Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Accreditation at the baccalaureate level.
• The School of Education is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.