Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy
       

Overview of Accreditation

Accreditation Status of Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy:

Saint Joseph College has been granted precandidate accreditation status by ACPE for its Doctor of Pharmacy program. The following reflects the status of the process at a glance.

Step

Status

Licensure of the program from the State of Connecticut

Approved

Regional accreditation of the program by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.

Approved

Professional accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Precandidate Status Approved

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredits Doctor of Pharmacy programs offered by Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy in the United States and selected non-US sites. For a Doctor of Pharmacy program offered by a new College or School of Pharmacy, ACPE accreditation involves three steps: Precandidate status, Candidate status, and Full Accreditation status.

Precandidate status denotes a developmental program, which is expected to mature in accord with stated plans and within a defined time period. Precandidate status is awarded to a new program of a College or School of Pharmacy that has not yet enrolled students in the professional program, and authorizes the College or School to admit its first class.

Candidate status is awarded to a Doctor of Pharmacy program that has students enrolled, but has not yet had a graduating class.  Graduates of a class designated as having Candidate status have the same rights and privileges of those graduates from a fully accredited program, generally including eligibility for licensure.  

Full Accreditation is awarded to a program that has met all ACPE standards for accreditation and has graduated its first class.

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education conveys its decisions to the various boards of pharmacy and makes recommendations in accord with its decisions. It should be noted, however, that decisions concerning eligibility for licensure, by examination or reciprocity, reside with the respective state boards of pharmacy in accordance with their state statutes and administrative rules. Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy has been granted precandidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education for its Pharm.D. program. The Council is located at  phone 312.664.3575; FAX 312.664.4652. 

For an explanation of ACPE accreditation process, consult the Office of the Dean, School of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph College, 860.231.5858 or ACPE (www.acpe-accredit.org). 

Regular updates to this page will be made to reflect changes in status.

October 7, 2011