Distinct Academic Programs
- The BS Gerontological Studies and Services, BS Public Health, and the Dual BS/MS Occupational Therapy Programs are the only programs of their kind within the CUNY Senior Colleges.
- The MS Physician Assistant Studies program is only one of two graduate level programs within the CUNY Senior Colleges
- The BS 4 Year Generic Nursing program is the only one of its kind in the Borough of Queens, New York
- The Clinical Laboratory Science program is the only nationally accredited program of its kind within the CUNY Senior Colleges
Nationally Accredited Programs
Fourteen of the School's professional programs hold national accreditation.
BS Clinical Laboratory Science
NationalAccreditingAgency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
BS Nursing Generic and RN-BS Nursing Completion
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
BS/MS Occupational Therapy
Accreditation Council for OccupationalTherapy Education (ACOTE).
MS Physician Assistant Studies
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PhysicianAssistant (ARC-PA)
BS Social Work
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
BA Childhood Teacher Education (Grades 1-6)
BS Secondary Teacher Education (Grades 7-12) in
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, and Spanish
BS Health Education Teacher (Grades PK-12) and
BS Physical Education Teacher (Grades PK-12)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (NCATE/CAEP)