Applicant status, candidate status, member status (only member status indicates accreditation) (3 years followed by 5 years)
Self-evaluation; site visits; team submits the report to the PAASCU Commission on Medical Education; report is then transmitted to the PAASCU Board of Directors, which makes the final decision.
Voluntary
Independent Entity
PAASCU is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation that accredits academic programs that meet commonly accepted standards of quality education.
In November 1967, the Bureau of Education (now the Department of Education) officially recognized PAASCU and endorsed its work as an accrediting agency.
[Last update: June 2, 2021]