2019 NSU Fact book

2019 FACT BOOK 27 University Credentials INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION u Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS u n NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (321 North Clark Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60610-4714: Telephone number: (312) 988-6738). n NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medi- cine is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. n NSU’s Doctor of Pharmacy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (telephone number: (312) 664-3575, 800-533-3606; fax: (312) 664-4652.) The College of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. n NSU’s Doctor of Optometry Program at Nova Southeastern University is fully accredited by The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE). The ACOE (243 North Lindbergh Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri; telephone number 800-365-2219) is the accrediting body for professional degree programs offered by all optometric institutions in the United States. n NSU’s Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), American Occupa- tional Therapy Association, 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-1220, telephone number: (301) 652-2682. n NSU’s College of Dental Medicine programs in dentistry, advanced general dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, and prosthodontics are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. (211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611; telephone number: (312) 440-4653). n NSU’s Physical Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (CAPTE). n The Physician Assistant Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission (ARC-PA). n The Bachelor of Science—Medical Sonography courses of study are accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). n The Cardiovascular Sonography program at NSU’s Tampa Bay Regional Campus is accredited by the Com- mission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs ( www.caahep.org ) upon the recommen- dation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT), in both Adult Echocardiography and noninvasive Vascular Sonography. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Clearwater, Florida 33763, Phone: (727) 210- 2350, fax: 727-210-2354, www.caahep.org n NSU’s Master of Science in Anesthesia is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDE4MDg=