a. ACME Accredited Programs
b. ACME Preaccreditation and Accreditation Criteria Documents
c. ACME Policies and Procedures Manual
d. Accreditation Actions/Decisions
e. Other Information
ACME Accredited Programs
All midwifery education programs that confer eligibility on the graduate to take the national certification exam administered by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) must be accredited or preaccredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME). ACME Accreditation Action Notices can be found here. Individual accreditation status of each program is listed below. Accreditation as defined by the US Department of Education, “…the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency grants to an educational institution or program that meets the agency's standards and requirements.” [34 CFR §602.3 Definitions] Preaccreditation as defined by the US Department of Education, "the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency grants to an educational institution or program for a limited period of time that signifies the agency has determined that the institution or program is progressing towards accreditation and is likely to attain accreditation before the expiration of that limited period of time." [34 CFR §6 02.3 Definitions]
Baylor University College of Nursing
333 N Washington Ave
Dallas, TX 75246-1754
Jennie Hensley
1-720-971-1526
Website
Degree(s) offered: BS to DNP and post-MS CNM DNP
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/2011
Last review: 2/19/2016
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2016
Next review: 2/28/2026
Baystate Medical Center Midwifery Education Program
689 Chestnut St
Springfield, MA 01199
Susan (Sukey) Krause
1-413-794-4448
Website
Degree(s) offered: Certificate in Midwifery with MS completion, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1991
Last review: 9/12/2018
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2018
Next review: 2/28/2028
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr
Saint Paul, MN 55112-6902
Katrina Wu
1-651-635-8000
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 02/2017
Last review: 2/9/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 2/9/2022
Next review: 2/28/2032
NOTES: Initial accreditation 02/2017
California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing
800 N State College Blvd # EC-190
Fullerton, CA 92831-3547
Angela Sojobi
1-657-278-7599
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/2004
Last review: 7/27/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 7/27/2022
Next review: 7/31/2032
Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-1712
Leslie Stroud
1-216-368-5814
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 09/1983
Last review: 2/13/2015
Most recent accreditation action: 8/29/2017
Next review: 2/28/2025
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY 10032-3917
Rebekah Ruppe
1-212-305-6994
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Bachelor's and accelerated MS to DNP for non-Nurses
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1972
Last review: 7/24/2014
Most recent accreditation action: 07/2014
Next review: 7/31/2024
East Carolina University College of Nursing
Health Science Building
Greenville, NC 27858
Rebecca Bagley
1-252-744-6358
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 12/1991
Last review: 7/1/2016
Most recent accreditation action: 06/2016
Next review: 7/31/2026
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
1520 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-0001
Desireé Clement
1-404-727-2964
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, BSN-MSN, MSN or MSN/MPH, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/1977
Last review: 7/1/2016
Most recent accreditation action: 8/29/2017
Next review: 7/31/2026
Fairfield University
1073 N Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824-5171
Jenna LoGiudice
1-203-254-4000 x3091
Website
Degree(s) offered: BSN to DNP
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
Year of initial accreditation: 2021
Last review: 2/10/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 02/10/2021
Next review: 2/28/2026
Frontier Nursing University
2050 Lexington Rd
Versailles, KY 40383-1738
Eileen Thrower
1-770-316-6604
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, DNP
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 03/1989
Last review: 2/13/2015
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2015
Next review: 2/28/2025
Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
3700 Reservoir Rd NW, 420A
Washington, DC 20057-0001
Melicia Escobar
1-215-301-9291
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, BSN to DNP, PGC NM, PGC WNP
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1980
Last review: 7/2/2012
Most recent accreditation action: 7/8/2021
Next review: 7/31/2023
Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Monica Ketchie
1-478-445-3911
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, PMC
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation: TBD
Last review: 2/19/2020
Most recent accreditation action: 2/19/2020
Next review: 7/31/2023
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
1900 Gravier St Fl 4
New Orleans, LA 70112-2262
Constance Pfingstag
1-504-568-4106
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation:
Last review: 7/20/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 07/20/2022
Next review: 7/31/2025
Loyola University New Orleans
College of Nursing and Health
6363 St Charles Avenue, Campus Box 45
New Orleans, LA 70118
Diane Folk
1-504-865-2880
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, PGC
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation:
Last review: 2/28/2023
Most recent accreditation action: 02/28/2023
Next review: 2/28/2028
Marquette University College of Nursing
Emory Clark Hall, Room 369, PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Kathlyn Albert
1-414-288-7631
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1993
Last review: 2/14/2019
Most recent accreditation action: 2/14/2019
Next review: 2/28/2029
Midwifery Institute at Jefferson, College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University
130 S 9th St. Suite 960
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5233
Barbara Reale
1-215-503-4995
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 09/1996
Last review: 7/1/2015
Most recent accreditation action: 8/29/2017
Next review: 7/31/2025
NOTES: **Accelerated Onsite BSN program** BA/BS to RN/CNM Option (RN portion is onsite only); Option to earn an accelerated MPH prior to the Graduate Certificate in Midwifery. Link: https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/population-health/degrees-programs/degrees-graduate-certificates/public-health/Pathways/LEAP.html
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
433 1st Ave
New York, NY 10010-4067
Susan Altman
1-212-998-5567
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 02/1995
Last review: 2/10/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 2/10/2021
Next review: 2/28/2031
Ohio State University College of Nursing
1585 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1216
Lucia Jenkusky
1-614-514-5825
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 09/1996
Last review: 7/24/2014
Most recent accreditation action: 7/20/2017
Next review: 7/31/2024
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239-3011
Cathy Emeis
1-503-494-3873
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1981
Last review: 2/28/2023
Most recent accreditation action: 2/28/2023
Next review: 2/28/2033
Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, Rutgers School of Nursing
65 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07107-3001
Julie Blumenfeld
1-973-972-8517
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 03/2010
Last review: 2/13/2015
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2015
Next review: 2/28/2025
Seattle University College of Nursing
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-4411
Elizabeth Gabzdyl
1-206-296-6951
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/2012
Last review: 10/20/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 10/20/2021
Next review: 7/31/2031
Shenandoah University School of Nursing
1460 University Dr
Winchester, VA 22601-5100
Penny Marzalik
1-540-665-5509
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1997
Last review: 7/1/2015
Most recent accreditation action: 07/2015
Next review: 7/31/2025
NOTES: Program is Fully Distance; The SU Midwifery Initiative: Collaborative University Options (https://www.su.edu/nursing/certificate-programs/nurse-midwifery-initiative/)
State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University
450 Clarkson Ave MS 1227
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2012
Ronnie Lichtman
1-718-270-7742
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1996
Last review: 6/1/2012
Most recent accreditation action: 06/09/2020
Next review: 7/31/2023
Stony Brook University School of Nursing
Health Sciences Ctr
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8240
Heather Findletar Hines
1-631-444-3262
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, MS, Post Graduate Certificate, Blended Distance
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 08/1995
Last review: 2/16/2018
Most recent accreditation action: 05/15/2018
Next review: 2/28/2028
NOTES: Accelerated onsite BSN program
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
3601 4th St. MS6264
Lubbock, TX 79430-0002
Erin Sing
1-806-743-7568
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/2013
Last review: 2/16/2018
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2018
Next review: 2/28/2028
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NB 390
Birmingham, AL 35294-0001
Sharon Holley
1-205-934-5360
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation:
Last review: 2/16/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 2/16/2022
Next review: 2/28/2027
University of Arizona at Tucson- Campus Health
Tucson, AZ 85719-4206
Erin McMahon
1-520-621-5981
Website
Degree(s) offered: PGC, DNP
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation:
Last review: 7/27/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 7/27/2022
Next review: 7/31/2025
University of California at San Francisco
2 Koret Way, Box 0606
San Francisco, CA 94143-2218
Kim Dau
1-415-476-4432
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1978
Last review: 7/8/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 7/8/2021
Next review: 7/31/2031
University of Cincinnati Nurse-Midwifery College of Nursing and Health
PO Box 210038
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0001
Lisa Hachey
1-833-556-7400
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 09/1996
Last review: 7/27/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 7/27/2022
Next review: 7/31/2027
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, College of Nursing
Aurora, CO 80045-2567
Shannon Pirrie
1-303-724-4371
Website
Degree(s) offered: MS, PGC, DNP
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1980
Last review: 7/18/2019
Most recent accreditation action: 07/2019
Next review: 7/31/2029
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
845 S Damen Ave # MC802
Chicago, IL 60612-3727
Pamela Pearson
1-312-355-0210
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, PGC
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 1972
Last review: 7/27/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 7/27/2022
Next review: 7/31/2032
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
Lastascia Coleman
1-319-356-1936
Website
Degree(s) offered: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation:
Last review: 7/20/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 7/20/2022
Next review: 7/31/2026
University of Kansas School of Nursing
3901 Rainbow Blvd MS 4043
Kansas City, KS 66160-8500
Cara Busenhart
1-913-588-3354
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1999
Last review: 7/20/2017
Most recent accreditation action: 8/29/2017
Next review: 7/31/2027
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2003
Ruth Zielinski
1-734-763-5985
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/1990
Last review: 2/19/2016
Most recent accreditation action: 02/2017
Next review: 2/28/2026
NOTES: MSN or DNP Options | Dual Midwifery/PNP and Midwifery/FNP Options
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
308 Harvard St SE Fl 6, Weaver Densford Hall # 6-139
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0502
Melissa Saftner
1-218-726-8934
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Postgraduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1977
Last review: 7/8/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 7/8/2021
Next review: 7/31/2031
NOTES: DNP required to enter postgrad program.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nurse-Midwifery Program
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154
Kate Woeber
1-678-358-8254
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Preaccreditation
Year of initial accreditation: TBD
Last review: 3/28/2023
Most recent accreditation action: 03/28/2023
Next review: 2/28/2028
University of New Mexico College of Nursing
5350 1 University of New Mexico, MSC09
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Laura D. Migliaccio
1-505-272-7212
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 06/1991
Last review: 2/10/2017
Most recent accreditation action: 05/2017
Next review: 2/28/2027
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Claire Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217
Abigail Howe-Heyman
1-215-898-0710
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 01/1980
Last review: 2/9/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 2/9/2022
Next review: 2/28/2032
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
3500 Victoria St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2543
Nancy A. Niemczyk
1-412-624-3835
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
Year of initial accreditation: 2022
Last review: 2/16/2022
Most recent accreditation action: 2/16/2022
Next review: 2/28/2027
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing
874 Union St Ste 447
Memphis, TN 38103-3514
Kate Fouquier
1-901-448-3349
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP
Accreditation Status: Preaccredited
Year of initial accreditation: TBD
Last review: 2/10/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 2/10/2021
Next review: 2/10/2025
University of Utah, College of Nursing
10 S 2000 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880
Jessica Ellis
1-801-587-3058
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1969
Last review: 7/14/2016
Most recent accreditation action: 07/2016
Next review: 7/31/2026
University of Washington School of Nursing
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7262
Ellen C. Solis
1-206-221-6576
Website
Degree(s) offered: DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 10/1993
Last review: 7/17/2018
Most recent accreditation action: 7/17/2018
Next review: 7/31/2028
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
461 21st Ave
Nashville, TN 37240-0001
Julia Cain Phillippi
1-615-343-2683
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 05/1995
Last review: 7/8/2021
Most recent accreditation action: 7/8/2021
Next review: 7/31/2031
Wayne State University College of Nursing
5557 Cass Ave Rm 142
Detroit, MI 48202-3615
Nicole Audritsh
1-313-577-6510
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN, DNP, Post Graduate Certificate
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 03/2004
Last review: 1/30/2013
Most recent accreditation action: 8/29/2017
Next review: 12/31/2023
Yale University School of Nursing
West Haven, CT 06516
Joan Combellick
1-203-737-6545
Website
Degree(s) offered: MSN
Accreditation Status: Accredited
Year of initial accreditation: 10/1972
Last review: 2/19/2020
Most recent accreditation action: 2/19/2020
Next review: 2/28/2030
NOTES: Interim Directors: Michelle Telfer: [email protected]; & Joan Combellick: [email protected]
Accreditation Criteria
The ACME Board of Commissioners establishes criteria/standards for accreditation and preaccreditation that are sufficiently rigorous. Our criteria effectively address the quality of midwifery programs in key areas that are measures of quality teaching and learning, effective administrative practices and lead to optimal student achievement.
ACME Criteria Accreditation - Published May 2019 (Rev 2021/22)
ACME Criteria Preaccreditation - Published August 2019 (Rev 2021/22)
Seeking Preaccreditation/Starting a New Midwifery Program?
Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM)
ACME accreditation is guided by a comprehensive set of policies and procedures. The PPM provides the composition of ACME, procedures that programs must follow when applying for accreditation or preaccreditation, eligibility requirements and so much more. ACME Policies & Procedures Manual
Accreditation Actions/Decisions
The ACME Board of Review (BOR) makes ongoing decisions regarding the preaccreditation or accreditation status of midwifery programs. The BOR utilizes a comprehensive approach to evaluate a program’s compliance with the criteria before reaching a decision to accredit, preaccredit or take an applicable action and makes available each decision/action through public Action Notices.
Call for Public Comments
In accordance with USED requirements, ACME provides public notice when an institution or program is being considered for accreditation or preaccreditation; and provides an opportunity for written third-party comments concerning the institution's or program's qualifications for accreditation or preaccreditation.
View current call for comments: Request for Written Comments
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