Accreditation and affiliations

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ is accredited by the , 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166 Wilmington, DE 19801. (267-284-5011) 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.

The Nursing Program is accredited by the  (CCNE); the Teacher Education Programs are accredited by the (CAEP) and the Physician Assistant Studies Program is accredited by the (ARC-PA). The Madden School of Business is accredited by the  (AACSB). The Chemistry Department is approved by the .

 

The entry-level occupational therapy master’s degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at  7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD  20814. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

The College is also a member of:

 

  •  (AJCU)
  •  (ACUSNY)
  •  (AACU)
  •  (AACSB)
  • (NCEA)
  •  (NCAC)
  •  (CICU)

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ is approved by the . 
 

Requests to review documents describing the accreditation, approval or licensing of the institution and its programs may be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs. Information regarding the accreditation status of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ may be obtained from:

The New York State Education Department
Office of Higher Education
Room 977 Education Building Annex
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 486-3633