Program Accreditation
Mary Lou Cornwall Hawkes '65 and James B. Hawkes Physician Assistant Program
Accreditation Statement for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling 404.679.4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website ().
Accreditation Statement for the Physician Assistant Program
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Mary Lou Cornwall Hawkes '65 and James B. Hawkes Physician Assistant Program anticipates matriculating its first class in October 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the July 2026 ARC-PA meeting. 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.