Accreditation

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Institutional Accreditation

Lincoln Memorial University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. Lincoln Memorial University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Lincoln Memorial University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Lincoln Memorial University’s off-campus instructional site in Tampa, Florida, is located at: 636 Grand Regency Blvd., Brandon, FL 33510. This site is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education. Additional information regarding this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, toll-free telephone number (888)224-6684.

Professional Accreditation

The Lincoln Memorial University Tampa PA Program has applied for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The Lincoln Memorial University Tampa PA Program anticipates matriculating its first class in January 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the June 2025 ARC-PA meeting.

* 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. Accreditation-provisional remains in effect until the program achieves accreditation-continued after its third review, closes, or withdraws from the accreditation process, or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards.

The ARC-PA Standards are available at (http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation/standards-of-accreditation/), or at: Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., 3325 Paddocks Pkwy Suite 345, Suwanee, GA 30024 or call (770) 476-1224.

The program's accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-lincoln-memorial-university/

PA graduates must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) in order to practice in all U.S. states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. PA graduates are only eligible to take the PANCE if they have graduated from a PA program accredited by the ARC-PA. The LMU-Tampa PA Program is responsible for obtaining and maintaining ARC-PA Accreditation and for complying with ARC-PA Standards and policies. The Program will inform all matriculating and enrolled PA Students in person and/or via LMU student email or U.S. mail to the mailing address provided by the student of any change in the Program’s ARC-PA Accreditation status, in addition to posting this information on the Program’s website.

CIE Statement

Our facility is a three-story Class A office building with120,756 square feet and approximately 800 parking spaces to accommodate faculty and students. The building has state-of-the-art classrooms, a sterile/non-sterile products lab, conference rooms, breakout rooms, office spaces for faculty, staff, administrators, simulation centers, an OSCE suite, a computer lab, patient care labs, and café and student lounge spaces.