Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. ACPHS’s accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed.
MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
ACPHS' accreditation was reaffirmed in 2021, and the next site visit is scheduled for 2027-2028.
The curriculum of each undergraduate or graduate program is approved by the New York State Department of Education.
MSCHE examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions. The below ACPHS programs are accredited separately. The length of each accreditation cycle is determined by the respective accrediting body.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
The College’s Doctor of Pharmacy program holds accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), located at 190 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603-3499. Their telephone number is (312) 664-3575. Unresolved issues related to ACPE accreditation standards may be brought to ACPE’s attention.
The program is accredited through 2025, with the next accreditation site visit scheduled for Spring 2025.
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
The College’s Clinical Laboratory Sciences programs hold accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), located at 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119. Their telephone number is (773) 714-8880.
The program is accredited through 2029.
Cytotechnology
The College's Cytotechnology program holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Cytotechnology Programs Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology. CAAHEP is located at 9355 - 113th Street North, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775. Their telephone number is (727) 210-2350.
The program is accredited through 2025.
PUblic health
The College's Bachelor of Science in Public Health has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for a five-year term until 2026.