Accreditation

Accreditation

The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program is in the process of obtaining accreditation through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). The program submitted their NAACLS Initial Program Application, which was approved in May 2023. The Program’s NAACLS Self-Study is due in September of 2024, and its submission will provide the program with “Serious Applicant Status” granting the students eligibility to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) exam. If you have any questions about the accreditation process, please reach out to the Program Director at patha@uthsc.edu or 901.448.6319.

For more information, please visit the NAACLS website or contact:

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 
5600 N. River Rd. 
Suite 720 
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119 

Telephone: 847.939.3597 or 773.714.8880 
 
The program is seeking accreditation from the NAACLS and intends to adhere to the following accreditation timeline: 

• NAACLS approved the UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant Program Initial Application in May 2023. 
• September 2024 (prior to graduation of first class): submission of Self-Study, which will grant the program “Serious Applicant Status,” and provide the students the opportunity to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification exam. 
• The NAACLS Site Visit will occur in the spring of 2025. 
• The program intends to receive their initial accreditation award from NAACLS in the Fall of 2025.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Approval:

The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program received final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission on July 28, 2022. 

Programmatic Outcomes

• Pass rates for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Pathologists’ Assistant Board of Certification exam
  
  • Data will be provided once it becomes available
• Graduation rates
  • Data will be provided once it becomes available
• Job Placement Rates
  • Data will be provided once it becomes available