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Arnold School of Public Health

Accreditation

The Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina has been fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) since 1977. The Arnold School is the only CEPH-accredited school of public health in South Carolina.

The Arnold School’s previouis process was completed in 2017, and the school was reaccredited through December 31, 2024.

Our most recent reaccreditation site visit occurred October 7-9th 2024.  

The self-study process for reaccreditation began in November 2022 and our final self-study report was submitted 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:

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 [email protected]. 

In addition to our school-wide CEPH accreditation, the following programs hold program-specific accreditation:

 

CAHME LogoThe 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.

CAPTE logoThe 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.

Council on Academic Accreditation 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.

COATE logoThe 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.

 

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