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 National Accrediting Agency 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 Physician Assistant (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)