Oct 07, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Accreditation & Memberships


Pacific University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In addition, selected programs have received specialized accreditation: 

Athletic Training 

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) 

Audiology 

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 

Business

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Dental Hygiene 

Commission on Dental Accreditation 

Education 

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
School of Learning and Teaching
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission of the State of Oregon (TSPC)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Graduate Psychology

Clinical (PsyD)
Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association
Clinical (PhD)
Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association
Applied Psychological Science (MA)
Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) 

Music

Music (BA)
National Association of Schools of Music
Music Therapy (BMT)
National Association of Schools of Music
Music Education (BME)
National Association of Schools of Music

Occupational Therapy

The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education 

Optometry 

Accreditation Council on Optometric Education 

Pharmacy 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education 

Physical Therapy 

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. 

Physician Assistant Studies 

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. 

Social Work

Social Work (BSW)
Council on Social Work Education
Social Work (MSW) 
The MSW program has been Accredited through the Council on Social Work Education since 2017

Speech-Language Pathology

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Memberships

Pacific University is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Oregon Independent Colleges Foundation, the Alliance, the American Association of University Women, the Council for Higher Education of the United Church of Christ, the College Scholarship Service, the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges, the National Collegiate Athletics Association, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Dental Education Association, and the Hispanic Dental Association.