Accreditations

Inter American University of Puerto Rico- School of Optometry is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. IAUPR- School of Optometry accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on 2013 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) has granted the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry the accreditation status of “Accredited with Conditions.” Accredited with Conditions, a probationary status, is a classification granted to an educational program with major deficiencies or weaknesses with reference to the Standards of accreditation that compromise the educational effectiveness of the program. For more information, see the ACOE’s website at www.theACOE.org or contact the ACOE at accredit@theacoe.org. The School is a member of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).