Program Accreditation Information & Status

Carlow University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 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. It is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region. Carlow University’s next accreditation visit will be in 2025.

Carlow University’s MSCHE Accreditation status:

Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: 1935
Last Reaffirmation: 2016
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2024-2025

Carlow University is accredited by MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education) which is located at:
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
www.msche.org
Email: info@msche.org

MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Please see our institutional directory listing:
https://www.msche.org/institution/0475/

For more information, contact:
Edith Cook, PhD
Senior Director, Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Carlow University Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
elcook4246@carlow.edu
institutionalresearch@carlow.edu

Program Accreditation information & status

Carlow University is accredited in the following programs:

Addictions Counseling Mental Health Counseling

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

500 Montgomery Street, Suite 350
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 535-5990

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), has granted accreditation to the following programs in the Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Criminology at Carlow University: Addictions Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling through 2029.

The Professional Counseling Program emphasizes high standards of professional competence. The program is committed to its stated mission through ongoing accreditations by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). We emphasize ethical practice and keep current with state and national standards for certification and licensure for practice in clinical practice environments. In addition, we engage in ongoing program development and refinement based on accrediting bodies’ and licensure boards’ developments and recommendations, as well as sensitivity to licensure requirements, and legal and ethical issues.

Business Management, Accounting & Ethics

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66213
Phone: +1 (913) 631-3009
Email: iacbe@iacbe.org
IACBE Website

The College of Arts and Sciences Department of Business Management, Accounting, and Ethics at Carlow University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS, USA. For a list of accredited programs view or download Carlow University’s IACBE Accreditation Status [pdf].

Resources

View or download the Public Disclosure of Student Achievement [pdf]

Education

Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717-783-6788

Nursing

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: +1 (202) 463-6930
CCNE Website

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Carlow University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, +1 (202) 887-6791.

Social Work

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: +1 (703) 683-8080
CSWE Website

Bachelor of Social Work

The Bachelor of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation is responsible for developing accreditation standards that define competent preparation and ensuring that social work programs meet them. CSWE administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and reviews. Carlow University’s next accreditation visit will be in Fall 2019.

Master of Social Work

Carlow University’s Master of Social Work program is proud to announce that it has received Initial Accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Commission on Accreditation following the June 2020 program review. CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation is responsible for developing accreditation standards that define competent preparation and ensuring that social work programs meet them. CSWE administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and program reviews.

Psychology

American Psychological Association (APA)

750 First St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: +1 (202) 336-5500 or toll-free: +1 (800) 374-2721
APA Website

Carlow University’s Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA Commission on Accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a programmatic accrediting body. APA Accreditation is a voluntary, nongovernmental process of self-study and external review intended to evaluate, enhance, and publicly recognize quality programs.

Respiratory Therapy

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Phone: +1 (817) 283-2835
CoARC Website
CoARC Outcomes

The Carlow University Respiratory Care Program (CoARC program # 200617) offers a Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care at its Pittsburgh PA campus and holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. This status signifies that a program that has been granted an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance to initiate a program in accordance with the Standards through the completion and submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR), completion of an initial on-site visit, and other documentation required by the CoARC. The conferral of Provisional Accreditation denotes a new program that has made significant progress towards meeting the Standards of Accreditation. The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until achieving Continuing Accreditation. It is recognized by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) toward eligibility to the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). Enrolled students completing the program under Provisional Accreditation are considered graduates of a CoARC accredited program.

The Carlow University BSRC Online Degree Completion program is not accredited through the CoARC.

Physician Assistant

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
3325 Paddocks Parkway, Suite 345
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
Phone: (770) 476-1224
Email: AccreditationServices@arc-pa.org

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Carlow University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Carlow University.

Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standardsor when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-carlow-university/.

Students who graduate from a program with provisional accreditation or continuing accreditation status are eligible for certification and licensure after successfully passing the PANCE.

Speech-Language Pathology, MS

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
2200 Research Boulevard, #310
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: +1 (800) 498-2071 or +1 (301) 296-5700

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Carlow University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association. Candidacy is a “pre accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
Phone: (703) 706-3245
Email: accreditation@apta.org

Effective 04/25/23, Carlow University, Doctor of Physical Therapy program, has been granted Candidate for Accreditation statusby the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/ professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please email: dptprogram@carlow.edu.

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Entry level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Phone: (301) 652-AOTA
Website: www.acoteonline.org

The Carlow University entry-level masters and doctoral occupational therapy degree (MSOT/OTD) programs have been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation and may matriculate students in professional courses. Candidate for Accreditation does not assure eventual accreditation.

To be eligible to take the NBCOT certification exam, OTR candidates must graduate with an entry-level occupational therapy degree from an ACOTE accredited occupational therapy (OT) program. Per USDE regulations, all credits and degrees earned and issued by a program holding Candidate for Accreditation status are considered to be from an accredited program. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure. The Carlow University OT Program meets the educational requirements for certification in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ACOTE lists programs by accreditation status — feel free to take a look: https://acoteonline.org/schools/

Reading Specialist, Med

International Dyslexia Association

International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
1829 Reisterstown Road Suite 350
Pikesville, MD 21208
Phone: (410) 296-0232
Email: accreditation@dyslexiaida.org

Carlow University Reading Specialist MEd program has been granted Accreditation^Plus by the International Dyslexia Association. Programs awarded Accreditation^Plus have received IDA accreditation and also produce educators who have engaged in intensive supervised practicum experiences that were sufficiently designed and staffed to promote applied mastery of the principles and practices of structured literacy in the service of preventing reading failure and remediating off-track readers with profiles characteristic of dyslexia.

University Programs Accredited by IDA – International Dyslexia Association (dyslexiaida.org)

Accreditations