Accreditation
Middle States Accreditation
Chatham University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 (267-284-5011). 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. Information regarding the complaint process can be found on the Middle States website.
Status: Member since 1924
Last Reaffirmed: June 23, 2017
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Chatham University is authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to confer degrees. The Department of Education can be reached by writing to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126, or by telephone at 1-717-783-6788. Additional information regarding the PDE complaint process can be found on the PDE website.
Chatham University is not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code.
Programmatic Accreditation
- ELOTD: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
- MPAS: Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- Undergraduate Chemistry: American Chemical Society (ACS)
- PsyD: American Psychological Association (APA)
- RN-to-BSN, MSN, DNP: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- DPT: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
- MIA, BIA: Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
- BSW: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- MBA, Undergraduate Business: International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
- MSCP: Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC)
- MAT: Pennsylvania Department of Education Teacher Certification Program (PDE)
- MSAT: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
If you would like to review the official accreditation documentation, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs.