University Of Southern Nevada

University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109, 312-664-3575, 800-533-3606; FAX 312-664-4652.

Direct questions regarding eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Nevada to:

Larry Pinson, Executive Secretary
Nevada State Board of Pharmacy
555 Double Eagle Court, Suite 1100
Reno, NV 89521-2957
email NSBP

The College of Nursing has been granted Provision Approval status by the Nevada State Board of Nursing. For more information on becoming a registered nurse, please contact:

Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 201
Reno, NV 89502-6547
Tel: (888) 590-6726
Fax: (775) 688-2628

2500 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 207
Las Vegas, NV 89102-4392
Tel: (702) 486-5800
Fax: (702) 486-5803

For more detailed information, visit the website of the Nevada State Board of Nursing.

The College of Nursing has been granted Candidacy Status by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC). Candidacy status does not guarantee that a program will achieve accreditation, which is granted by the Commission after an accreditation review including a visit by a team of trained site visitors.

NLNAC
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Tel: (800) 669-1656
Fax: (212) 812-0390

For more detailed information, visit the website of the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Decisions concerning eligibility for licensure, by examination or reciprocity, reside with the respective state boards in accordance with their state statutes and administrative rules.

For more information on the Accreditation and Approval process, please contact USN College of Nursing.

State License – Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education (NCPE)

The University of Southern Nevada is licensed to operate a private postsecondary educational institution in the State of Nevada. On September 24, 2007 the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education authorized and licensed the pending Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA Residency Program in the College of Dental Medicine. For additional information, the NCPE may be contacted at:

Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
1820 East Sahara Avenue Suite 111
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
(702) 486-7330

Regional Institutional Accreditation - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

The University of Southern Nevada has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Candidacy is not accreditation nor does it ensure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with the Commission which indicates that the institution has achieved initial recognition and is progressing toward accreditation. On December 7, 2007 the College of Dental Medicine submitted a Substantive Change Prospectus to the NWCCU for the pending Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA Residency Program. For additional information, the NWCCU may be contacted at:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Ave. N. E.
Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 558-4224

National Dental Accreditation - Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

The University of Southern Nevada College of Dental Medicine, on October 1, 2007, submitted an Initial Accreditation Application to the Commission on Dental Accreditation for the pending Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA Residency Program. After a thorough review the Commission on Dental Accreditation, on February 20, 2008, reported the following:

"The Initial Accreditation Application for the developing orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics education program to be offered by the University of Southern Nevada, Henderson, Nevada has been reviewed by a pre-reviewer, Commission on Dental Accreditation-appointed consultant for orthodontics. It appears that this developing orthodontics education program has the potential for meeting the Accreditation Standards for Advanced Specialty Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Accordingly, a 1-day initial accreditation on-site evaluation can now be scheduled.

As you are aware, "initial accreditation" status can only be granted based on an on site evaluation visit. Information gathered from the initial accreditation application and the site evaluation is developed into a report, which is reviewed by the Commission to determine the proposed program’s readiness for the initial accreditation status. Therefore, the Commission requests that the initial accreditation site visit be scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2008. The report of this site visit will be considered at the Commission’s July 2008 meetings."

It is the University of Southern Nevada College of Dental Medicine’s goal and desire to achieve the status of "Initial Accreditation" for the pending Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA Residency Program prior to matriculation of the residents in the inaugural Class of 2011. According to the Commission on Dental Accreditation, "the receipt of the application indicates that the institution has entered into the accreditation process; however, it does not mean that the program is accredited by the Commission. The decision to grant or deny a developing advanced specialty education program the status of initial accreditation can be made only by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, based on a report written as a result of a pre-enrollment initial accreditation site visit. The earliest that the Commission would grant or deny the program initial accreditation status, provided that the initial application is in order, would be at its July 2008 meeting." For additional information, the Commission on Dental Accreditation may be contacted at:

Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 440-4653