Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene
The Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA). The CODA is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The CODA is located at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. Telephone: 312-440-4653.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at the University of Southern Indiana is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on recommendation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) in Abdominal-Extended, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vascular and Cardiac concentrations.
CAAHEP is located at 9355 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775. Phone: 727-210-2350. Website: www.caahep.org.
JRC-DMS is located at 6021 University Blvd., Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Phone: 443-973-3251. Website: www.jrcdms.org.
Dietetics Specialty (Food and Nutrition Program)
The Dietetics program at the University of Southern Indiana is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). ACEND is recognized as the accrediting agency for bachelor level dietetic programs in the United States. ACEND is located at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Phone: 312-899-0040, ext. 5400 or 800-877-1600. Fax: 312-899-4817. Email: ACEND@eatright.org. Web: www.eatrightpro.org/ACEND.
Nursing
The USI Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing (ISBN).
The University of Southern Indiana Nursing programs use the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials for Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral Education as a foundation to offer high quality programs that meet national standards.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at USI are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202-887-6791.
Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant
The Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’S telephone number, C/O AOTA, is 301-652-AOTA, and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.
Radiologic and Imaging Sciences
The Radiologic Technology Program at the University of Southern Indiana is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). As an accredited program, the Radiologic Technology Program is required to meet standards, which can be found in the appendices of the student handbook, or on the JRCERT's website: www.jrcert.org/programs-faculty/jrcert-standards.
On the JRCERT's website, information about the standards, specific program information and program effectiveness data can be retrieved. The JRCERT posts information regarding the program's (and other programs') five-year average credentialing examination pass rate, five-year average job placement rate, and program completion rate data. This information can be accessed at www.jrcert.org.
The continuing accreditation status of the program was considered at the February 20, 2018, meeting of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The program was evaluated according to the Standards for an Accredited Educational Program in Radiography (2014). The JRCERT awarded the program accreditation for a period of eight years, which is the maximum duration that may be awarded.
The accreditation award was maintained after the Interim report was submitted in 2021 and reviewed in January 2022. The next site visit is tentatively scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025.
JRCERT is located at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182. Phone: 312-704-5300. Website: www.jrcert.org.
Respiratory Therapy
The Respiratory Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARC's main webpage is www.coarc.com.
CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an "outcomes-based" process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented. Program outcomes data relative to credentialing success, program attrition, job placement, program enrollment and graduation rates is available on the CoARC website: www.coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data. Program Number: 200060
Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning
In support of improving patient care, the University of Southern Indiana Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning (CHPLL) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Southern Indiana Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Southern Indiana maintains responsibility for these courses.
Many of these activities are planned by and for the healthcare team and therefore qualify for Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (IPCE).