Accreditation and Professional Memberships

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Please click here to view the MSCHE Statement of Accreditation Status for UMES.

In addition, the university holds specialized accreditation for a number of its degree programs.

 School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences (SANS)        
 ProgramAgency Date of Last Accreditation Date of Next Review 
 Chemistry (B.S.)American Chemical Society (ACS) 20212026
 Biochemistry (B.S.)American Chemical Society (ACS) 2021 2026 
 Human Ecology – Dietetics (B.S.; didactic curriculum) Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) 20212029
 Human Ecology – Dietetics (Internship Program)Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)  20212029
 Department of Human EcologyAmerican Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) 20202029 
 School of Business and Technology (SBT)         
Program Agency Date of Last Accreditation Date of Next Review 
 Accounting (B.S.)Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) 2021 2026 
 Business Administration (B.S.)Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)2021 2026 
 Construction Management Technology (B.S.) American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) 2022 2028 
 Engineering (B.S.)Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) – 
 Finance (B.S.) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) 2021 2026 
 Hospitality and Tourism Management (B.S.) Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) 2016 2024 
 Marketing (B.S.) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) 2021 2026 
 PGA Golf Management (B.S.) Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) 2018 2023 
 School of Pharmacy and Health Professions (SPHP)         
 ProgramAgency Date of Last Accreditation Date of Next Review 
Rehabilitation Counseling (M.S.) Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2017 2024 
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 2019 2027 
Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Community-Based Pharmacy Residency ProgramAmerican Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)20202023 
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) 2018 2027 

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.

Last updated on 5/11/2020

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