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Physician Assistant Studies

Accreditation

Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Wingate University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Wingate University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.

Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2024. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at  http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-wingate-university/

SACSCOC Accreditation

Wingate University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees.  Questions about the accreditation of Wingate 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).

Licensing

Each state has its own individual licensing boards along with their own Physician Assistant licensure requirements.  The master’s degree program in Physician Assistant Studies at Wingate University is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), and by virtue of that accreditation, its graduates are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).  As of August 2020, all 50 states require graduation from an ARC-PA accredited program and certification following the successful completion of the PANCE as conditions for initial PA licensure.  We cannot confirm that the program meets any additional requirements for professional licensure in states other than North Carolina and students seeking licensure outside of North Carolina should click here for information regarding state licensure specific to individual states throughout the U.S.   

Contact Us

Wingate Campus
(704) 233-8051
pa@wingate.edu

Hendersonville Campus
(828) 309-0609
pahendersonville@wingate.edu