Pacific University Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation

Pacific University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (9/1/1929 - Current). Below table shows the institutional accreditation at Pacific University with agency information and accredited period.

Institutional Accreditation for Pacific University
Agency	Accreditation Status	Accredited Period
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Accredited	(9/1/1929 - Current)

Programmatic Accreditation

Pacific University has 9 programmatic accredited programs. Below table list the programs with agency name and accredited period.

Programmatic Accreditation for Programs at Pacific University
Program	Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Accredited Period
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation	Pre-accredited	(2/28/2017 - Current)
Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs	American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation	Accredited	(4/3/1990 - Current)
Dental Hygiene (DH)	American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation	Accredited	(1/27/2006 - Current)
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs	National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation	Accredited	(9/1/1968 - 8/1/2014[Estimated Date])
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree	American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education	Accredited	(12/1/2014 - Current[Estimated Date])
Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(7/4/1946 - Current)
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist	American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education	Accredited	(4/7/1977 - Current)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	Pre-accredited	(6/1/2012 - 7/22/2017)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	Accredited	(7/22/2017 - Current)

Internship and Residency Accreditation

Pacific University has 6 internship/residency accredited programs. Below table list the programs with agency name and accredited period.

Internship and Residency Accreditation Programs at Pacific University
Program	Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Accredited Period
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(6/25/2014 - Current)
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(7/29/2005 - Current)
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(7/1/2016 - Current[Estimated Date])
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(6/25/2014 - Current)
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education	Accredited	(5/29/2001 - Current)
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation	Accredited	(3/2/2004 - Current)

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