CCPAP - Accreditation

Mission

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences serves as a learning-centered university dedicated to preparing highly competent professionals through innovative academic programs. The University is committed to continuing its osteopathic heritage and focus on whole person healthcare, scholarship, community health, interprofessional education, diversity, and underserved populations.

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Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Central Coast Physician Assistant Program sponsored by A.T. Still University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be January 2036. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at https://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-at-still-university-central- coast/.

ATSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and in the event of program closure and/or loss of accreditation, the University and its programs abide by the HLC “teach out” policies available on its website at: https://www.hlcommission.org/Policies/teach-out-arrangements.html.

The President ATSU CCPA Program is responsible for ensuring the University has adequate resources to abide by these policies and the College for Healthy Communities’ dean and CCPA program department chair/program director are responsible for ensuring the program has the resources necessary to complete the teach-out process. Any required teach-out of currently matriculated students would be managed through Academic Affairs to ensure ATSU compliance with HLC policy, federal law, and this standard.

State licensure

Information about ATSU’s state licensure information can be found here.

ATSU California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Annual Report

The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) requires institutions submit an Annual Report as part of an ongoing compliance program. The Annual Report is due by Dec. 1 of each year, and is required to include specific information related to the educational programs offered by the institution in the reporting period. Visit the Bureau’s Annual Report Summary page and locate the institution’s name or click Annual Report.