MaryfuturePA Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I'm hoping to find an answer for this question What is the difference between accredited schools and non accredited regarding finding a job after graduation and regarding the board exam. I mean if you graduated from a non accredited school would you still be able to take the board exam ? if not will there be any chance you get a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichole96 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 No and no. You have to graduate from an accredited PA program to be able to sit for the boards, get a license, and find a job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyJ Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) I don't believe there even is the option to enter unaccredited program. For a program to enter their first class they must have provisional accreditation from ARC-PA. A new program may take applicants before getting provisional accreditation, but if they don't get it then the 1st class doesn't start. Should a program lose accreditation, then they don't enter a new class. Is there an unaccredited program you have found? Edited October 20, 2020 by DizzyJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryfuturePA Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 2 hours ago, nichole96 said: No and no. You have to graduate from an accredited PA program to be able to sit for the boards, get a license, and find a job. How about provisional schools ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 As long as a program has some accreditation status from the ARC-PA at some point while you are enrolled, you will be eligible to take the PANCE. A program cannot seat a class without provisional status. A program that loses its accreditation cannot enroll new students but it is required to "teach out" the students already enrolled. These students can all sit for the PANCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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