University Of Southern Nevada
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
Accreditation & Licensure
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.
The University of Southern Nevada is licensed to operate in the State of Nevada by the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education, 1820 East Sahara Ave, Suite 111, Las Vegas NV 89104, 702-486-7330; Fax 702-486-7340.
02/28/2008 - COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
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