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Accreditation and Licensure

  • 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 Programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
    • The Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the Committee 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).

      Academic programs of Gannon University are accredited by:

      • The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
      • Pennsylvania Department of Education
      • Commission of Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
      • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
        • 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 Joint Review Committee for Education in Radiologic Technology
      • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
      • Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
      • Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
      • Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
      • Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs

    • Gannon University holds membership in the following associations:

      • The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
      • American Bar Association – Legal Studies
      • The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
      • College Entrance Examination Board
      • American Council on Education
      • International Federation of Catholic Universities
      • College Scholarship Service Foundation for Independent Colleges
      • Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities
      • Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators
      • The Association of Gerontology in Higher Education
      • Economics America
      • National Council on Economic Education
      • Pennsylvania Council on Economic Education