The Arnold School’s most recent accreditation process was completed in 2017, and the school was reaccredited through December 31, 2024.
Our next reaccreditation site visit will occur October 7-9th 2024.
The self-study process for reaccreditation began in November 2022 and our final self-study report will be due in September 2024.
To view a list of our reaccreditation steering committee members, please click here.
To view the minutes from the reaccreditation steering committee meetings, please click below:
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- April 2023
- February 2023
- November 2022
Below are links to our 2017 Self-Study Report and CEPH’s Final Report.
Arnold School of Public Health Self-Study Report, February 2017 [pdf]
CEPH Final Report, October 2017 [pdf]
For more information about our current reaccreditation work, please contact Dr. Lee
Pearson, Executive Director of Operations and Accreditation, at jlpears@mailbox.sc.edu.
In addition to our school-wide CEPH accreditation, the following programs hold program-specific
accreditation:
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program in the Department of Health Services
Policy and Management at the University of South Carolina is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). For more information please go to the program’s webpage.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in the Department of Exercise Science
at the University of South Carolina is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). For more information please go to the program’s webpage.
The Master of Science education program in speech-language pathology is accredited
by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
The Athletic Training programs at the University of South Carolina is accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). For more information go to the program’s web page.