Who Accredits Pacific University?

Pacific University (PU) is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. It has 9 programmatic accredited programs and 6 internships/residency accredited programs.
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Institutional Accreditation of Pacific University

Pacific University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesAccredited9/1/1929 - Current

Programmatic Accreditation

Accreditator: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dental Hygiene (DH)Accredited1/27/2006 - Current

Accreditator: American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral DegreeAccredited12/1/2014 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Accreditator: American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programsAccredited7/4/1946 - Current

Accreditator: American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapistAccredited4/7/1977 - Current

Accreditator: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsPre-Accredited2/28/2017 - Current
Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programsAccredited4/3/1990 - Current

Accreditator: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited7/22/2017 - Current
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsPre-Accredited6/1/2012 - 7/22/2017

Accreditator: National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1968 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programsAccredited5/29/2001 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programsAccredited7/29/2005 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programsAccredited6/25/2014 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programsAccredited6/25/2014 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programsAccredited7/1/2016 - Current
(Estimated Date)

American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programsAccredited3/2/2004 - Current
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