About Salus

Accreditation

Salus University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSCHE). The University is approved by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is approved for veteran's education under U.S. Code, Section 1775.

The Doctor of Optometry program at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) of the American Optometric Association.

The Doctor of Audiology program at Salus University George S. Osborne College of Audiology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The period of accreditation is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011. Students who graduate from a CAA accredited program are eligible for ASHA certification in Audiology (CCC-A).

In March 2007, the Physician Assistant program at Salus University was granted provisional accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission for Education of Physician Assistants (ARC-PA www.arc-pa.org). This is a time-limited designation for all new PA programs that have been recognized by ARC-PA to be in compliance with required accreditation standards. Continuing accreditation status for a Physician Assistant program is achieved only after a successful review of an additional application and a follow-up site visit by ARC-PA, which occurs sometime between 18 to 30 months after the program begins. The Salus University Physician Assistant program is scheduled for review in March 2010.  All students completing study in an accredited program - provisional or continuing accreditation - are eligible to take the professional certification examination required for state licensure.