Accreditation and State Licensure Information

Bellarmine University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. Bellarmine University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Bellarmine University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Bellarmine University is licensed to operate as an independent institution in Kentucky by the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education (CPE). To file a complaint against an institution licensed by CPE, please submit your complaint in writing to Jevonda Keith, Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing, Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort, KY 40601 or via email at jevonda.keith@ky.gov. For more information, visit cpe.ky.gov.

Bellarmine University is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which grants authorization through the four regional education compacts to deliver distance education courses and programs across state lines, to students in 48 participating states plus California and Puerto Rico. To see if your state is also a member, which would allow you to enroll in Bellarmine’s distance education programs, visit the NC-SARA website.

The full list of Bellarmine’s institutional and professional school and programmatic accrediting bodies is provided below. Contact information is provided if organization does not include contact information with their complaint policies.

 
Department/
Program
Accreditation Agency Document Link Accreditation Contacts Inquiries, Appeals, & Concerns
Bellarmine University Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)
Document
Dr. Carlyn Nugent
Complaint Procedures
Bellarmine University Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)
Document
Dr. Carlyn Nugent
Jevonda Keith, Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing
W. Fielding Rubel School of Business Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) Document Dr. Diane Bruce Accreditation Complaint Policy
Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Document Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins Complaint Review Policy
Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education Kentucky Education 
Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
Document Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins Educator Misconduct
College of Health Professions: Medical Laboratory Science National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) Document Brenda Davis Student Appeals
College of Health Professions: Nursing The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and doctor of nursing practice program at Bellarmine University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). BSN/MSN:
Document 1
Document 2

DNP:
Document

APRN Cert: 
Document
Dr. Heather Owens Procedures for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs
College of Health Professions: Nursing Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) Document 1
Document 2
Dr. Heather Owens Students/Public Complaints

College of Health Professions: Nurse Anesthesia Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) Document Dr. Carly Mitchell  Concerns
College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy The doctoral program in physical therapy at Bellarmine University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org Document 1
Document 2
Dr. Tony Brosky File a Complaint
College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education: Geriatric Residency Program (ABPTRFE) Document Julie Hartmann, PT, DSc, GCS File a Complaint
College of Health Professions: Physical Therapy American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education: Neurological Residency Program (ABPTRFE) Document Dr. Elizabeth Ulanowski File a Complaint
College of Health Professions: Athletic Training The program in Athletic Training at Bellarmine University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Document 1
Dr. Tony Brosky File a Complaint
College of Health Professions: Respiratory Therapy Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) Document 1
Document 2
Document 3 
Dr. Christy Kane
Complaint Process
College of Health Professions: Radiation Therapy Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology Document Dr. Carol Scherbak Complaint Process
 College of Health Professions: Health and Aging Services National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB)   Document Dr. Mark Wiegand  Please contact Lisa Longfellow or call (202) 712-9026 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notice for Programs Leading to Licensure

Bellarmine University offers a number of programs leading to professional licensure in Kentucky. However, some states maintain different requirements for professional licensure, and these requirements can change.  Students not living or located in Kentucky who wish to pursue licensure outside of Kentucky should consult the professional licensing board in the state in which they plan to seek licensure to determine specific requirements or guidelines for reciprocity, in order to better understand whether completion of a program at Bellarmine University would satisfy licensure requirements in a different state.  Bellarmine continually makes all reasonable efforts to determine whether offered programs meet educational requirements of professional licensure boards in other states, and during the admissions process, staff will work with applicants to understand individual implications, based on the university's efforts to determine whether or not Bellarmine's program meets the requirements of the state from which the applicant applies. 

At the following link, for each of Bellarmine’s programs that typically lead to licensure, you can find licensure contacts for each state, as well as information about whether a program is understood to satisfy licensure requirements in other states.   

http://aka.bellarmine.edu/statelicensure