Accreditation
Touro University Nevada opened in 2004 when Touro University California in Vallejo, California, launched a branch campus in Henderson, Nevada. Touro University Nevada is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) as a branch campus of Touro University California. Touro University Nevada is comprised of two colleges: College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health and Human Services.
Touro Nevada offers the following degree programs: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Science in Medical Health Sciences (MHS), Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS), Bachelor of Science in Nursing for RN’s (RN-BSN), Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD), Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP), Post-Graduate Advanced Practice Nursing Certificate program (APRN), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), and Master of Education (MEd).
TUN programs are accredited by or have received approval to issue degrees from the following organizations:
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 748-9001
www.wscuc.org - Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
1200 Findley Road, Suite 240
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 476-1738
www.arc-pa.org - Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
American Occupational Therapy Association
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929
(301) 652-AOTA (2682)
www.acoteonline.org - Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
(703) 706-3245
www.capteonline.org - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 887-6791
www.ccneaccreditation.org - The AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-1773
www.osteopathic.org - Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education (CPE)
8778 S Maryland Parkway Suite 115
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: (702) 486-7330
Fax: (702) 486-7340
Office Hours: 8 am to 5 pm - Monday - Friday
www.cpe.nv.gov - State of Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
(775) 687-9200
www.doe.nv.gov