Accreditation

Slippery Rock University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 (267.284.5011). MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.  The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions. 

Accreditation History

• Self-Study Evaluation:  2020-2021
  • June 24, 2021:  Accreditation Reaffirmed
    
• Next Self-Study Evaluation:  2028-2029
  

View Slippery Rock University|Statement of Accreditation Status

Slippery Rock University is a public non-profit instituion and is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (Act 188). The institution is in good standing with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, for additional information about SRU visit the College Navigator.

In addition to Middle States institutional accreditation, SRU is recognized by various programmatic accreditation bodies.  For more information related to institutional or programmatic accreditation at SRU please contact the Office of Assessment & Accreditation at email:  samantha.kelly@sru.edu, phone: 724.738.2149.

Articulation agreements between SRU and other institutions serve as examples of the programs of quality offered by the institution. Articulation agreements for undergraduate transfer students can be found on the Community Colleges and Articulation Agreements webpage. Program/Department specific articulation agreements are included on various academic degree program pages; however a comprehensive list of programs and universities is provided in the SRU Academic Articulation Agreements document.

Accreditaton Agencies |
Institutional & Programmatic
Academic & Non-academic*

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory
Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC)*

204 Campus Drive
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
847.853.6060
www.aaahc.org

• McLachlan Student Health Services | Next Review 2025

The Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET 

415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.347.7700
www.abet.org

• Computing, BS | Next Review 2028-2029

The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET 

415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.347.7700
www.abet.org

• Civil Engineering, BS | Next Review 2027-2028
• Industrial and Systems Engineering, BS | Next Review 2027-2028
• Mechanical Engineering, BS | Next Review 2027-2028
• Petroluem and Natural Gas Engineering, BS | Next Review 2027-2028

Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education (ACOTE)

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
301.652.AOTA
www.acoteonline.org

• Occupational Therapy, OTD | Next Review 2027-2028

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral 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 www.acoteonline.org . 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. Program outcomes and graduation rates are available on the OTD Program webpage.

American Chemical Society (ACS)

1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
1.800.333.9511
www.acs.org

• Chemistry, ACS Certified Track, BS | Next Review 2025-2026

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) -
Commission on Accreditation in
Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085

www.apta.org
www.capteonline.org

• Physical Therapy, DPT | Next Review 2029-2030

Accreditation Review Commission on
Education for Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)

3325 Paddocks Parkway, Suite 345
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
770.476.1224
http://www.arc-pa.org/

• Physician Assistant Program, MS | Next Review March 2030
  

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Slippery Rock University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Slippery Rock University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be 2030 March. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website.

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

777 S. Harbour Island Blvd.
Suite 750,
Tampa,  Florida 33602 USA
813.769.6500
https://www.aacsb.edu/

• Accounting - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) | Next Review 2025
• Economics - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) | Next Review 2025
• Finance - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) | Next Review 2025
• Health Care Administration & Management - Bachelor of Science (BS) | Next Review 2025
• Information Systems - Bachelor of Science (BS) | Next Review 2025
• Management - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) | Next Review 2025
• Marketing - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) | Next Review 2025
• Master of Accountancy (MACC) | Next Review for All Programs 2025
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Blended and Online options | Next Review 2025
• Master of Science in Healthcare Information Management (MSHIM) | Next Review 2025

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

25400 US Highway N, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727.210.2350
www.caahep.org

Committee on Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education (CARTE)

• Recreational Therapy, BS | Next Review 2026

Committee on Accreditation of the Exercise Sciences (CoAES)

• Exercise Science, BS | Next Review 2032
  

Commission on Accreditation of
Athletic Training Education (CAATE)

6850 Austin Center Blvd.
Suite 100
Austin, TX 78731-3184
512.733.9700
http://www.caate.net/

• Athletic Training, MS (formerly BS) | Next Review 2031-2032
  

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)

200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
312.235.3255
https://www.cahiim.org/ 

• Health Information Management, MS | Next Review 2028-2029

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE)

655 K Street NW
Suite 750
Washington DC 20001
202.887.6791
CCNE Accreditation (aacnnursing.org)

• Nursing RN to BSN Completion, BSN | Next Review 2034

Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)

2236 Water Blossom Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80526
202.329.1189
www.cosmaweb.org

• Sport Management, BS | Next Review 2025

Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Eductional Programs (CACREP)

500 Montgomery Street, Suite 350
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.535.5990
www.cacrep.org

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA | Next Review 2030

Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE)

1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
703.683.8080
www.cswe.org

• Social Work, BS | Next Review 2029-2030
• Social Work, MSW | Next Review June 2031

International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)*

101 S. Whiting Street, Suite 211
Alexandria, VA 22304
703.823.9840
http://www.iacsinc.org/

• Student Counseling Center | Next Review 2024-2025

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE)

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
267.284.5011
https://www.msche.org/

• Slippery Rock University (Institutional Accreditation Agency) | Next Review 2028-2029

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
703.437.0700
nasad.arts-accredit.org

• Art, BA & BFA | Next Review 2028-2029

National Association of Schools of Dance
(NASD)

11250 Roger Bacon #21
Reston, VA 20190
703.437.0700
nasd.arts-accredit.org

• Dance, BA | Next Review 2031-2032
• Dance, BFA (Business Administration, Performance & Choreography) | Next Review 2031-2032
• Dance, BFA (Dance Entrepreneurship) | Next Review 2031-2032

National Association of Schools of Music
(NASM)

11250 Roger Bacon #21
Reston, VA 20190
703.437.0700
www.nasm.arts-accredit.org

• Music, BA | Next Review 2023-2024
• Music Education, BM | Next Review 2023-2024
• Music Therapy, BM | Next Review 2023-2024
• Music Performance, BM | Next Review 2023-2024
• Music Therapy, MMT |Next Review 2023-2024

National Association of Schools of Theatre
(NAST)

11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
703.437.0700
www.nast.arts-accredit.org

• Theatre (Acting, Design Tech), BA | Next Review 2027-2028
• Theatre Studies, Theatre Arts Management), BA | Next Review 2027-2028
• Acting (Musical Theatre, Acting), BFA | Next Review 2027-2028

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

1140 19th St NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.223.0077
http://www.caepnet.org/ 

• Early Childhood Ed, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Health Education K-12, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Mathematics Education, MED | Next Review 2029
• Physical Education, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Reading Education, MED | Next Review 2029
• Science Education, MED | Next Review 2029
• Secondary Ed: Middle Level BSED | Next Review 2029
• Secondary Ed French and Spanish, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Secondary Ed English, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Secondary Social Studies (History Certification), BSED & MED | Next Review 2029
• Special Ed K-8 dual Early Childhood, BSED | Next Review 2029
• Special Ed K-8, MED | Next Review 2029
• Special Ed 7-12, MED | Next Review 2029

North American Association for
Environmental Education (NAAEE)

1250 24th Street, NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20037
202.419.0412
https://naaee.org

• Environmental Education (Master of Education) | Next Review 2025

Pennsylvania Department of Education
(PDE)

333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
http://www.education.pa.gov

Certified Educator Preparation Programs

• Autism Endorsement (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Biology (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Chemistry (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Creative Movement (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Earth & Space Science (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Elementary & Secondary School Counselor (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• English (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• French (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Grades (PK-4) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Grades (4-8) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Health & Physical Education (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Instructional Coach Endorsement (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Mathematics (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Music (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Online Instruction Program Endorsement (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Physics (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Reading Specialist (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• School Nurse (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Social Studies (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Spanish (PK-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Special Education (7-12) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Special Education (PK-8) | Next Review 2024-2025
• Supervisor Special Education | Next Review 2024-2025

Professional Association of Therapeutic
Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.)*

PO Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
800.369.7433
http://www.pathintl.org/

• Storm Harbor Equestrian Center | Next Review 2026

SRU makes every effort to address and resolve student complaints internally using policies and procedures outlined on the SRU consumer information page and in the Student Complaint Resolution document. It is the expectation that students will utilize any and all institutional procedures to address concerns and complaints in a timely manner.

Should a complaint remain unresolved after all instiutional procedures have been exhausted, a complaint may then be filed with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education, or with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education: 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 (267.284.5011)  www.msche.org/complaints/ or the Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education - Academic and Student Affairs Division, Office of the Chancellor, 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 207, Harrisburg, PA 17110; studentcomplaints@passhe.edu