Accreditation

Accreditation

The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). 

For more information, please visit the NAACLS website or contact:

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 
5600 N. River Rd. 
Suite 720 
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119 

Telephone: 847.939.3597 or 773.714.8880 

Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Approval:

The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program received approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission on July 28, 2022. 

Programmatic Outcomes

Pass rates for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Pathologists’ Assistant Board of Certification exam.

Cohort	The number of graduates who…			Yearly certification rate (%):
	Sat for the ASCP BOC exam within the first year of graduation	Passed the exam on the first attempt	Passed the exam within the first year of graduation
Class of 2024	7	7	7	100%
Class of 2025	10	10	10	100%

 

Graduation Rates

Cohort	The number of students who began…			Yearly graduation rate (%):
	The second year of the program	The second year of the program and subsequently left (voluntarily or involuntarily)	The second year of the program and graduated
Class of 2024	7	0	7	100%
Class of 2025	10	0	10	100%

 

Job Placement Rates

	Total number of graduates	Graduates who found employment (in field or in a closely related field) within one year of graduation	Job Placement Rate (%):
Class of 2024	7	7	100%
Class of 2025	10	10	100%

 

Average starting Salary of Graduates

	Average Starting Salary
Class of 2024	$106,843.00
Class of 2025	$110,643.00