Accreditation

Accreditation
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a leading specialized accreditation association for business education — supporting, celebrating and rewarding teaching excellence. ACBSP accredits business, accounting and business-related programs at the associate, baccalaureate, master, and doctorate degree levels worldwide.

• ACBSP promotes continuous improvement and recognizes excellence in the accreditation of business education programs around the world.
• ACBSP acknowledges the importance of scholarly research and inquiry and believes that such activities facilitate improved teaching. ACBSP encourages faculty involvement within the contemporary business world to enhance the quality of classroom instruction and to contribute to student learning.
• ACBSP offers an accreditation process uniquely focused on teaching excellence and student outcomes. And because the council believes ACBSP success is driven by the success of its members, ACBSP officers and members align those programs and the accreditation process to meet the individual needs of each member.

11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213
Phone: 913.339.9356
www.acbsp.org

Initial Accreditation: April 2002
Last Accreditation: July 2024
Next Accreditation Review: July 2034

120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800.877.1600 ext. 5400
www.eatrightpro.org/acend

Initial Accreditation: 2011
Last Accreditation: 2023
Next Accreditation Review: 2032

ACOTE; c/o Accreditation Department
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
Phone: 301.652.AOTA

Initial Accreditation: 1996
Last Accreditation: 2018/2019
Next Accreditation Review: 2025/2026

The Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE c/o AOTA),7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD, 20814, telephone (301) 652-6611. The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) is located at One Bank Street Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD 20878; (301) 990-7979. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

Lenoir-Rhyne University’s School of Occupational Therapy was reaccredited by ACOTE on November 30, 2018, for a period of seven years for academic year 2018-2019 to 2025-2026.

The LR School of Occupational Therapy sponsors one Occupational Therapy program with two cohorts located in Hickory, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. The program vision, mission, curriculum and student learning outcomes are identical for both sites, incorporating strategic use of interactive video networking for dynamic learning to promote the achievement of student learning outcomes between cohorts. Full-time faculty on both campuses are licensed occupational therapists. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy examination.

Physician Assistant Studies, M.S.
Lenoir-Rhyne University has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Lenoir-Rhyne University anticipates matriculating its first class in January 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the June 2025 ARC-PA meeting. 

Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program's ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditation-provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

The Lenoir-Rhyne PA Studies program will not commence in the event that provisional accreditation is not received, and the enrollment deposit will be refunded in full.

Lenoir-Rhyne University is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The programs listed below have been awarded accreditation by AAQEP through December 31, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.

Initial Accreditation: 2024
Last Accreditation: 2024
Next Accreditation Review: December 2029

AAQEP-Accredited Programs at Lenoir-Rhyne University
Teacher Education Program:

• Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education (K-6)
• Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Education (English Language Arts and Social Studies, Grades 6-12)
• Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education (STEM, Grades 6-12)
• Master of Arts in Teaching

View the 2024 AAQEP Annual Report

655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.887.6791
Fax: 202.887.8476
www.ccneaccreditation.org

Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Program
Initial Accreditation: September 2005
Last Accreditation March 2019
Next Accreditation Review: Spring 2029

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Lenoir-Rhyne University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202.887.6791.

Master’s Nursing Degree Program
Initial Accreditation: March 2014
Last Accreditation: March 2019
Next Accreditation Review: Spring 2029

The Master’s degree program in nursing at Lenoir-Rhyne University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202.887.6791.

Doctor of Nursing Practice
Initial Accreditation: September 2019
Last Accreditation: Fall 2024
Next Accreditation Review: Fall 2024

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Lenoir-Rhyne University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202.887.6791.

1001 North Fairfax Street
Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.cacrep.org

Initial Accreditation: 2014
Last Accreditation: July 2021
Next Accreditation Review: March 2031

1010 Wayne Avenue Suite 220
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: 202.789.1050
Fax: 202.789-1895
www.ceph.org

Initial Accreditation: June 2014
Last Accreditation: 2023
Next Accreditation Review: July 2030

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the following degree programs are approved: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts Religion, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, Master of Sacred Theology.

The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275, USA
Phone: 412.788.6505
Fax: 412.788.6510
www.ats.edu

Initial accreditation: 1944
Last Accreditation: 2020
Next Accreditation Review: 2030