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UMMC Accreditations

The Office of Academic Effectiveness provides a schedule of all UMMC program accreditations and assists the schools and programs with their individual accreditations.

UMMC Accreditation Schedule

Academic Year 2024-2025

Program

Accrediting Body

Initial / Last Visit

Next Visit

Institutional

University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus-wide

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

2022

2032

School of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) 

2017

2025

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

2017

2025

School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences

Doctor of Audiology

Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE)Initial Review
2026-2027
2032-2033

School of Health Related Professions

Bachelor of Science Health Informatics and Information Management

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management Education (CAHIIM)

2020

2027/2028

Bachelor of Science in Histotechnology

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

2024

2034

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

2017

2027

Bachelor of Science Radiologic Sciences

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

2022

2031

Master of Health Informatics and Information Management

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management Education (CAHIIM)

2016

2026

Master of Science Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

2019

2027

Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)

2020

2027

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

2020

2032

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

2011

2031

School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

2020

2027-2028

School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

2022

2032

Master of Science in Nursing

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

2022

2032

Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

2022

2032

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

2022

2032

 

UMMC Accreditation Schedule for Programs with No Professional Accreditation

Academic Year 2024-2025

Degree

Program

Initial / Last Review

Next Review

School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences

Certificate

Biochemistry

2019-2020

2025-2026

PhD

Biomedical Materials Science

Reestablished
Fall 2023

2028-2029

MS

Biomedical Sciences

2021-2022

2027-2028

PhD

Biomedical Sciences

2021-2022

2027-2028

PhD

Clinical Anatomy

2020-2021

2026-2027

MS

Clinical Investigation

2021-2022

2027-2028

PhD

Cell and Molecular Biology

2023-2024

2029-2030

PhD

Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacology

2024-2025

2030-2031

PhD

Microbiology and Immunology

2023-2024

2029-2030

PhD

Nursing

2019-2020

2025-2026

PhD

Neuroscience

Reestablished
Fall 2023

2028-2029

PhD

Physiology

2024-2025

2030-2031

School of Health Related Professions

BS

Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Administration

2015-2016

2025

M

Master of Health Systems Administration 

2015-2016

2025

DHA

Doctor of Health Administration

2022

2032

John D. Bower School of Population Health

MS

Biostatistics and Data Science

2022-2023

2027-2028

PhD

Biostatistics and Data Science

2022-2023

2027-2028

Executive MS

Population Health Management

2023-2024

2025-2026

MS

Population Health Science

2023-2024

2025-2026

PhD

Population Health Science

2023-2024

2025-2026