Accreditations

Misericordia University was chartered by the State of Pennsylvania on January 31, 1927, and is empowered to grant the following degrees:

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Master of Business Administration

Master of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Master of Science in Physical Therapy

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (Accreditation - Provisional)

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

Master of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Social Work

Misericordia University is regionally accredited by

Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000

The university is also officially recognized by the following accrediting agencies:

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814-3425, (301) 652-6611

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, (800) 999-2782

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park St., Clearwater, FL 33756, (727) 210-2350

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850-3289, (301) 897-5700

Council on Social Work Education, 1725 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 683-8080

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), 11374 Strang Line Road, Lenexa, KS 66215, (913) 631-3009

Pennsylvania Department of Education, 333 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17126, (717) 783-6788

The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, (312) 704-5300

Misericordia University has legal permission from the Pennsylvania State Board of Nurse Examiners to operate a School of Nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Various other state education departments also recognize Misericordia University's academic programs.

Graduate Accreditation

The master's degree in Education offered by Misericordia University is fully approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The master's degree in Nursing is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

The professional master's degree program in Occupational Therapy is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 4720 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814-3425, (301) 652-6611.

The entry level program in Physical Therapy is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 North Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314, (800) 999-2782.

The transition Doctor of Physical Therapy program (tDPT) and the Occupational Therapy Doctoral program (OTD) are fully approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The Master's degree in Business Administration and the Master's degree in Organizational Management have accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), 11374 Strang Line Road, Lenexa, KS 66215, (913) 631-3009.

The professional master's degree program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 897-5700.

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., 12000 Findley Road Suite 275, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 476-1224 has awarded Misericordia University the following:
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation - Provisional status to the Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Misericordia 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 Standards or 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.