Who Accredits University of Pennsylvania?

University of Pennsylvania is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It has 17 programmatic accredited programs and 1 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Periods
Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Accredited	1/1/1921 - Current

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Programmatic Accreditation

Accreditor: Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses	Accredited	2/25/1980 - Current

Accreditor: American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Law (LAW) - Professional schools	Accredited	1/1/1923 - Current (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Endodontics	Accredited	12/9/1966 - Current
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)	Accredited	12/9/1966 - Current
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics	Accredited	5/26/1967 - Current
Pediatric Dentistry	Accredited	1/30/2004 - Current
Periodontics	Accredited	12/9/1966 - Current
Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)	Accredited	2/2/2017 - Current

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	2/7/1948 - Current

Accreditor: American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree	Accredited	7/1/1960 - Current (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
(SCPE) - Clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers offering CPE and supervisory CPE programs	Accredited	11/1/1986 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels	Accredited	4/21/2004 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels	Accredited	4/21/2004 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
English Language	Accredited	7/1/2001 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels	Accredited	10/4/1992 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Education for Public Health

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health	Accredited	9/30/2006 - Current

Accreditor: Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree	Accredited	7/1/1942 - Current

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	Accredited	5/16/1989 - Current

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