The School of Public and Community Health Sciences is the first and only Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited program in our state.  The CEPH Board of Councilors approved the University of Montana’s original application for accreditation on June 20, 2009.  The CEPH Board of Councilors acted at its June 21-23, 2012 meeting to accredit our MPH Program for a five-year term, extending to July 1, 2017.  Our PhD program in Public Health became CEPH accredited on December 20, 2016.   Our Bachelor of Science program in Public Health became CEPH accredited on April 8, 2022.

Accreditation 2017

Our preliminary self-study was submitted to CEPH on November 21, 2016, with our site visit to the University of Montana conducted on April 27-28, 2017.  We were awarded a full seven-year CEPH accreditation for our MPH and PhD degree programs through December 31, 2024.

• CEPH - Final Accreditation Report - 2017
• Final Self-Study - March 27, 2017

Accreditation 2012

The UM Public Health program site visit was held October 17-18, 2011.

To view our final self-study document, which is a comprehensive description of the organization, governance, resources, faculty, students, curriculum, research, and services, the final accreditation report and self study are available below:

• CEPH - Final Accreditation Report - 2012
• UM MPH Program - Final Self-Study - September 10, 2011
• Missoulian article, 7/18/2012 - "UM's Master's in Public Health Degree Gets National Accreditation"

About the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is the only independent agency recognized to accredit graduate schools of public health and graduate public health programs outside schools of public health.  CEPH assists schools and programs in evaluating the quality of their instructional, research and service efforts, and grants accreditation to those schools and programs that meet its published criteria.

Accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of self-study and external review intended to evaluate, enhance, and publicly recognize quality in programs and schools of public health. CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in university settings.

• Accreditation Criteria, Public Health Programs, Amended June 2005
• Accreditation Procedures, Amended February 2008