51°µÍø is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency
recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation.
3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(267) 284-5000
Email: info@msche.org | Spanish: espanolinfo@msche.org
The next Middle States evaluation visit is scheduled for 2026-2027.
51°µÍø is notifying the general public, that the Commission makes available the opportunity to submit third party comments regarding the institution’s compliance with standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements in accordance with the Commission’s Third-Party Comments Policy.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
We are also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 783-6788
Explore individual accreditations by college or school All undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business
are accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business, an international professional accrediting agency recognized by the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The School of Education at 51°µÍø is nationally accredited by the Council
for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and offers a wide selection of CAEP-reviewed educator preparation programs. Additionally, all educator preparation programs are recognized and approved by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). The M.S.Ed. in Reading and Literacy Education
program is also accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). The School
of Education’s M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. in Marriage, Couple,
and Family Counseling, M.S.Ed. in School Counseling, and Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision
programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs (CACREP), and its School Psychology Ph.D. and Psy.D. programs
are accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Its Applied Behavioral
Analysis program offers an Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)
Verified Course Sequence (VCS). The Department of Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), a specialized accrediting agency recognized
by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The Physical Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical
Therapy Education (CAPTE), a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the US Department
of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Department of Physician Assistant Studies is accredited by the Accreditation Review
Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), a specialized accrediting
agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Department of Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic
Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA). The JD and LLM programs are accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), a specialized
accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). The Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological
Association (APA), a specialized accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department
of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The English as a Second Language (ESL) program is accredited by the Commission on
English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), a specialized accrediting agency recognized
by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). All School of Music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools
of Music (NASM), a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Bachelor of Science in Music Education program, the Master of Music in Music Education
program, and the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Music Education program are accredited
by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), a specialized
accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy program is accredited by the American Music
Therapy Association (AMTA) The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor
of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Duquesne
University are accredited by the . The Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE). The Master of Science degree program in Forensic Science and Law is accredited by
the Forensic Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), a specialized accrediting
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The Masters of Health Administration Program (MHA) is accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), a specialized accrediting
agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Educational Institute is accredited by the Pennsylvania
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The Bachelor of Science degree program in Chemistry is approved by the American Chemical
Society