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 2022-2023

The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET 

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

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

Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education (ACOTE)

6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
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 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. 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.

All students must complete Level II fieldwork (OCTH 810 & OCTH 815) and doctoral experiential requirements (OCTH 820) within 24 months following completion of the didactic portion of the program.

Graduation from an ACOTE accredited educational program makes one eligible to sit for the certification exam administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) to become an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) and to apply for state licensure in the state(s) one wishes to practice.

NBCOT exam data: https://www.nbcot.org/en/Educators/Home#SchoolPerformance 

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

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 at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-slippery-rock-university/.

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)
• Economics - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA)
• Finance - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA)
• Health Care Administration & Management - Bachelor of Science (BS)
• Information Systems - Bachelor of Science (BS)
• Management - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA)
• Marketing - Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA)
• Master of Accountancy (MACC)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Blended and Online options
• 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 2032-2033
  

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 2022

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 Master's Degree Program
• Next Review 2028-2029

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE)

655 K Street NW
Suite 750
Washington DC 20001
202.887.6791
https://ccnecommunity.org/

• Nursing RN to BSN Completion, BSN
• Next Review 2024

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

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

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
• Dance, BFA - Business Administration, Performance & Choreography
• Next Review 2022

National Association of Schools of Music
(NASM)

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

• Music, BA
• Music Education, BM
• Music Therapy, BM
• Music Performance, BM
• Music Therapy, MMT
• Next Review 2022-2023

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

National Council for the Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Now the 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
• Health Education K-12, BSED
• Mathematics Education, MED
• Physical Education, BSED
• Reading Education, MED
• Science Education, MED
• Secondary Ed: Middle Level BSED
• Secondary Ed French and Spanish, BSED
• Secondary Ed English, BSED
• Secondary Social Studies (History Certification), BSED & MED
  
• Special Ed K-8 dual Early Childhood, BSED
  
• Special Ed K-8, MED
• Special Ed 7-12, MED
• Next Review 2022

North American Association for
Environmental Education (NAAEE)

1725 Desales St. NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20036
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)
• Biology (7-12)
• Chemistry (7-12)
• Creative Movement (PK-12)
• Earth & Space Science (7-12)
• Elementary & Secondary School Counselor (PK-12)
• English (7-12)
• French (PK-12)
• Grades (PK-4)
• Grades (4-8)
• Health & Physical Education (PK-12)
• Instructional Coach Endorsement (PK-12)
• Mathematics (7-12)
• Music (PK-12)
• Online Instruction Program Endorsement (PK-12)
• Physics (7-12)
• Reading Specialist (PK-12)
• School Nurse (PK-12)
• Social Studies (7-12)
• Spanish (PK-12)
• Special Education (7-12)
• Special Education (PK-8)
• Supervisor Special Education
• Next Review 2026

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 2023

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: 3624 Market Street - West Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267.284.5000)  www.msche.org/complaints/ or the Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education - Academic and Student Affairs Division, Office of the Chancellor, 2986 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110; studentcomplaints@passhe.edu