Institutions investigating starting a PA program should review the Provisional Accreditation section of this website and contact the ARC-PA Accreditation Services for more information.
The ARC-PA accredits only qualified PA programs offered by or located within institutions chartered by and physically located within the United States and where students are geographically located within the United States for their education.
A single institution must be clearly identified as the sponsor of the program. Sponsoring institutions applying for provisional accreditation of a new PA program must be authorized under applicable law to provide a program of post-secondary education. They must be accredited by, and in good standing with, a recognized regional accrediting agency and must be authorized by that agency to confer upon graduates of the PA program a graduate degree.