Accreditation and State Licensure Information
农夫导航 is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. 农夫导航 also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of 农夫导航 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鈥檚 website ().
农夫导航 is licensed to operate as an independent institution in Kentucky by the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education (CPE). To file a complaint against an institution licensed by CPE, please submit your complaint in writing to Jevonda Keith, Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing, Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort, KY 40601 or via email at jevonda.keith@ky.gov. For more information, .
农夫导航 is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (), which grants authorization through the four regional education compacts to deliver distance education courses and programs across state lines, to students in 48 participating states plus California and Puerto Rico. To see if your state is also a member, which would allow you to enroll in Bellarmine鈥檚 distance education programs, visit the .
The full list of Bellarmine鈥檚 institutional and professional school and programmatic accrediting bodies and licensure agencies is provided below.
| Department/Program | Accreditation/Licensure Agency | Document Link | Institutional Contact | Inquiries, Appeals, & Concerns |
| 农夫导航 | Document | Dr. Carlyn Nugent | ||
| 农夫导航 | Document | Dr. Carlyn Nugent | Jevonda Keith, Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing | |
| 农夫导航 | Document | Adam Elias | ||
| W. Fielding Rubel School of Business | Document | Dr. Diane Bruce | ||
| Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education | Document | Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins | ||
| Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education | Document | Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins | ||
| College of Health Professions: Nursing | The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and doctor of nursing practice program at 农夫导航 are accredited by the . | BSN/MSN: Document 1 Document 2 DNP: Document APRN Cert: Document |
Dr. Heather Owens | |
| College of Health Professions: Nursing | Document 1 Document 2 |
Dr. Heather Owens | ||
| College of Health Professions: Nurse Anesthesia | Document | Dr. Carly Mitchell | ||
| College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy |
The doctoral program in physical therapy at 农夫导航 is accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 111 North Fairfax
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; |
Document | Dr. Megan Danzl | |
| College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy | Document | Julie Hartmann, PT, DSc, GCS | ||
| College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy | Document | Dr. Elizabeth Ulanowski | ||
| College of Health Professions: Respiratory Therapy | Document 1 Document 2 Document 3 |
Shannon Terry, MSM, RRT-NPS | ||
| College of Health Professions: Radiation Therapy | Document | Dr. Carol Scherbak | ||
| College of Health Professions: Health and Aging Services | Document | Dr. Mike Harlowe | Please contact Lisa Longfellow or call (202) 712-9026 |
Notice for Programs Leading to Licensure
农夫导航 offers a number of programs leading to professional licensure in Kentucky. However, some states maintain different requirements for professional licensure, and these requirements can change.鈥� Students not living or located in Kentucky who wish to pursue licensure outside of Kentucky should consult the professional licensing board in the state in which they plan to seek licensure to determine specific requirements or guidelines for reciprocity, in order to better understand whether completion of a program at 农夫导航 would satisfy licensure requirements in a different state.鈥� Bellarmine continually makes all reasonable efforts to determine whether offered programs meet educational requirements of professional licensure boards in other states, and during the admissions process, staff will work with applicants to understand individual implications, based on the university's efforts to determine whether or not Bellarmine's program meets the requirements of the state from which the applicant applies.
At the following link, for each of Bellarmine鈥檚 programs that typically lead to licensure, you can find licensure contacts for each state, as well as information about whether a program is understood to satisfy licensure requirements in other states.