ACCREDITATION
Accreditations
Pacific University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In addition, selected programs have received specialized accreditation from:
Dental Health Science
Commission on Dental Accreditation
Education
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission of the State of Oregon
Degree programs are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Music
National Association of Schools of Music
Occupational Therapy
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Optometry
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
Pharmacy
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education. The Doctor of Pharmacy program of the Pacific University, School of Pharmacy, has been awarded full accreditation status during the June 24 - 26, 2009 meeting of the ACPE Board of Directors, based upon an on-site evaluation conducted March 10-12, 2009.
Pacific University Oregon’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500 , Chicago , IL 60602-5109 , 312/664-3575; FAX 312/664-4652, web site www.acpe-accredit.org .
Physical Therapy
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc.
Physician Assitant Studies
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
Professional Psychology
Clinical (Psy.D.):
Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association
Counseling (M.A.):
Oregon Board of Counselors and Therapists meeting educational standards for becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor
Social Work
Council on Social Work Education: Accreditation Candidate
Memberships
Pacific is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Oregon Independent Colleges Foundation, the Oregon Independent Colleges Association, the American Association of University Women, the Council for Higher Education of the United Church of Christ, the College Scholarship Service, the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges, the National Collegiate Athletics Association, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Dental Education Association.
