University of the Incarnate Word is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of University of the Incarnate Word.
The Feik School of Pharmacy is in the process of applying for accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education , 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109; Phone: (312) 664-3575 • Fax: (312) 664-4652 and membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
ACPE Accreditation Disclosure Statement:
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 generally involves three steps: Precandidate status, Candidate status, and Full accreditation. Precandidate accreditation 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 accreditation status is awarded to a Doctor of Pharmacy program that has students enrolled, but has not yet had a graduating class. Full accreditation is awarded to a program that has met all ACPE standards for accreditation and has graduated its first class. Graduates of a class designated as having Candidate status have the same rights and privileges of those graduates from a fully accredited program. ACPE 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.
The Doctor of Pharmacy program of the University of the Incarnate Word, Feik School of Pharmacy, was awarded candidate accreditation status during the June 20-23, 2007 meeting of the ACPE Board of Directors, based upon an on-site evaluation conducted January 30 – February 1, 2007. An on-site evaluation was conducted during February 2009 for purposes of gathering additional information to be considered in the Board’s consideration of continuing Candidate accreditation status. Based upon this evaluation, should the Board feel that Candidate status couldn’t be continued, the School could respond to the Board’s concerns and reapply prior to the graduation of the first class. If Candidate status is not continued, even after reapplication, graduates may not be eligible for licensure as pharmacists. If Candidate status is continued and the program continues to develop as planned, full accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy program would be considered by the Board following the graduation of students from the program.
FEIK SCHOOL of PHARMACY
Proposed Accreditation Timeline
SPRING 2005 - Pre-candidate status application submittal
FALL 2005 - ACPE team visits UIW
JANUARY 2006 - Pre-candidate status granted
FALL 2006 - Candidate status application submittal
SPRING 2007 - ACPE team visits UIW
JUNE 2007 - Candidate status granted
FEBRUARY 2009 - ACPE team visits UIW
JANUARY 2010 - ACPE team visits UIW
