University of Arizona

Contact

Lauri Macmillan Johnson, Director
520.621.8790; School phone: 520.621.1004
ljohnson@arizona.edu
http://capla.arizona.edu/msup
Public Information

Accreditation Actions

Accreditation through December 31, 2029
Last Accreditation Cycle: 2021 – 2022
Next Accreditation Cycle: 2028 – 2029
Progress Report: July 1, 2025

Summary of Recent Actions

November 2022: Program granted 7-year accreditation. Progress Report by July 1, 2025 to be submitted by the Program.

PAB accreditation indicates that the Program has undergone an external review and substantially meets the PAB standards and criteria. Programs granted accreditation demonstrated conformity with PAB Standards after a thorough review from the Board. PAB bases its decisions on the overall quality of the program, its performance relative to its mission and strategic plan, and its performance relative to PAB’s five standards, which encompass a total of 29 criteria and 18 curriculum sub-criteria. When PAB determines that a Program does not fully meet a criterion or curriculum sub-criterion, the Program is encouraged to take steps to improve in that area and provide information to PAB on its efforts, either during the next accreditation review or in an interim progress report.
The Planning Accreditation Board has required the Program to address issues in the following areas:

• Criterion 1A / Prior Strategic Plan and Accreditation Review determined to be partially-met. The Program has made insufficient progress on their strategic goals since the previous accreditation review.
• Criterion 3B / Faculty Diversity determined to be partially-met. The Program should continue to work on improving the diversity of its core faculty.
• Criterion 5A / Program Autonomy was determined to be partially-met. The Program lacks sufficient autonomy.

This information is a summary only. Please consult the school directly for in-depth information regarding programs, course offerings, and compliance with PAB standards. Programs should also be consulted directly for additional information on issues and areas of improvement identified during an accreditation review, and the actions that the school is taking to address these areas. If the Program has provided a response to any of the issues cited above, please see below for a link to the response.

May 2017: Program granted 5-year accreditation based on PAB’s findings that multiple minor deficiencies exist and/or deficiencies have been recently corrected.

PAB accreditation indicates that the Program has undergone an external review and substantially meets the PAB standards and criteria. Programs granted accreditation demonstrated conformity with PAB Standards after a thorough review from the Board. PAB bases its decisions on the overall quality of the program, its performance relative to its mission and strategic plan, and its performance relative to PAB’s 7 standards, which encompass a total of 35 criteria and 17 curriculum sub-criteria. When PAB determines that a Program does not fully meet a criterion or curriculum sub-criterion, the Program is encouraged to take steps to improve in that area and provide information to PAB on its efforts, either during the next accreditation review or in an interim progress report.

This information is a summary only. Please consult the school directly for in-depth information regarding programs, course offerings, and compliance with PAB standards. Programs should also be consulted directly for additional information on issues and areas of improvement identified during an accreditation review, and the actions that the school is taking to address these areas.