Accreditation
Accreditation
The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). The program’s Initial Program Application was approved in May 2023, and in August 2024, the program was granted Serious Applicant Status by NAACLS after submission of the Self-Study, granting its students eligibility to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) exam. The program received its accreditation award in Fall 2025 and meets the established standards for quality graduate education. If you have any questions about the accreditation process, please reach out to the Program Director at patha@uthsc.edu or 901.448.6319.
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
The program received its accreditation award in Fall 2025 and meets the established
standards for quality graduate education.
- NAACLS approved the UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant Program Initial Application in May 2023.
- In August 2024, the program submitted the Self-Study to NAACLS and received “Serious Applicant Status.” Students who graduate from the UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program are eligible to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification exam.
- The NAACLS Site Visit occured in the Spring of 2025.
- The program received its accreditation award in Fall 2025.
Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Approval:
The UTHSC Pathologists’ Assistant program received final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission on July 28, 2022.
Programmatic Outcomes
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Average Starting Salary | |
|---|---|
| Class of 2024 | $106,843.00 |