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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 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia), Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner), School Nurse Certification and the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs at Gannon University are 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 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