Skip Navigation

Institution's Accreditation

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097, to award certificates and baccalaureate, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. The institution was last reviewed and reaffirmed in 2008. The reaffirmation review covered the main campus and all extended sites. The institution's accreditation extends through 2018, and includes all programs offered on the institution's main campus as well as those offered at all extended program sites wherever located.

The university in 2009 received the full three-year accreditation for its human research protection program by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AARHPP). This ensures higher-than-federal standards of protection for the safety of research participants, and for the protection of their rights as research subjects.

Dental School
The dental education program and the advanced dental education programs in dental public health, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, general dentistry, orthodontics and dental facial orthopaedics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and oral and maxillofacial radiology are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and have been granted the status of "approval." The commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611. The Dental School is scheduled to receive its next reaffirmation of accreditation review in 2012.

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is reviewed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board when a statewide mandated review is scheduled. These reviews are conducted of institutions with doctoral programs in life sciences and applied life sciences (Category IV). The basic science departments participate in the LCME and ADA accreditation through the Medical and Dental Dean's offices.

School of Health Professions

  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences
    The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program and the Cytogenetics program are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Rd., Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2006. The next review will be in 2013.
  • Dental Hygiene
    All allied dental programs are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, Dental Education Programs of the American Dental Association. The commission may be contacted at 312-440-2500, or at 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611-2678. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2005. The next review will be in 2012.
  • Emergency Health Sciences
    The EHS Department Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions, 1248 Hardwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021. Accreditation was reaffirmed 2010. The next review will be in 2015.
  • Occupational Therapy
    The Occupational Therapy programs are accredited through the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association. The council may be contacted at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20824-1220. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2007. The next review will be in 2017.
  • Physical Therapy
    The Department of Physical Therapy offers a three-year, full-time Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) degree, which is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The commission is an independent part of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The commission may be contacted at 1111 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va. 22314-1488. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2010. The next review will be in 2020.
  • Physician Assistant Studies
    The Physician Assistant Studies' entry level professional program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The commission may be contacted at 12000 Findley Road, Suite 240, Duluth, Ga. 30097. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2010. The next review will be in 2015.
  • Respiratory Care
    The Respiratory Care baccalaureate education program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244. Accreditation was reaffirmed in 2007. The next review will be in 2017.

School of Medicine
The School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for accreditation of programs of medical education leading to the M.D. degree in the United States. Accreditation surveys occur approximately every eight years with the most recent being in January 2011. After the most recent survey, the undergraduate medical education program of the School of Medicine was given a status of accreditation with probation. The School of Medicine program remains fully accredited, and the LCME ruling does not prevent students from seeking elective clerkships, residency program assignments or financial aid, nor prevent them from taking certification exams. Our graduates perform well by national standards and are matched to highly competitive residencies in specialties of their choice.

School of Nursing
The baccalaureate program is accredited by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, 333 Guadalupe St., #3-460, Austin, Texas 78701; 512-305-7400. The bachelor of science in nursing degree program and the master of science in nursing degree program have received full accreditation through 2021 from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530, Washington, D.C.