Assessment & Accreditation

What are students learning in the Panuska College of Professional Studies?  

The University of Scranton is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606.

The most valuable information to determine the quality of education comes from outcomes assessment within our PCPS academic departments. In the Panuska College of Professional Studies, six out of the seven departments in PCPS have programs with specialized accreditation. Each accrediting organization engages in external reviews or site visits every 5-10 years. Many of our accrediting organizations have previously reviewed academic programs housed in PCPS. A list of the past dates of visit and names of accrediting organizations was compiled and reads as follows:

The Department of Health Administration and Human Resources: (CAHME) Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, Accreditation through Spring 2027.
The Department of Counseling and Human Services: (CACREP) Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs, Accreditation through October 31, 2023. (CSHSE) Council for Standards in Human Service Education, Accreditation period Oct. 2021 - Oct. 2026.
The Department of Nursing: (CCNE) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - Accredited through December 2032; Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) accredited through Fall 2032.
Department of Occupational Therapy: (ACOTE) Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy, Accreditation through the 2023/2024 Academic Year.
Department of Physical Therapy: (CAPTE) Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, Accreditation through December 31, 2028. The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at the University of Scranton is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: (703)706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call or email the program director, Renee Hakim, at: (570)941-7499 or renee.hakim@scranton.edu.
Department of Health and Human Performance: (CAAHEP) Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Accreditation through May 31, 2023.
MS Health Informatics Program: (CAHIIM) Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education, Accreditation through 2028/2029 Academic Year.

National Accreditation Status
PCPS Programs

Accrediting Organization	Most Recent Accreditation	End of Accreditation Term	Comment
ACOTE	2013/2014 Academic Year	2023/2024 Academic Year
CAHME	November 2020	Spring 2027
CAPTE	April 30, 2019	December 31, 2028
CCNE	October 20, 2022	December 31, 2032
CACREP	July 2014	October 31, 2023
CSHSE	October 2021	October 2026
COA	October 2022	Fall 2032
CAAHEP	May 18, 2018	May 31, 2023
CAAHIM	December 6, 2021	2028/2029 Academic Year

PCPS uses a variety of outcome measures and evaluation procedures to maintain and renew the quality of its curriculum and the overall organizational structure and activities of the college.