Accreditation
Des Moines University is accredited by:
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
Telephone: (800) 621-7440
Academic programs within the University also have professional accreditation within their respective fields as follows:
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program:
 Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)
 142 East Ontario Street
 Chicago, IL 60611
 Telephone: (312) 202-8124
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine program:
 Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME)
 11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 220
 Rockville, MD 20852
 Telephone: (301) 581-9200
- Doctor of Physical Therapy program:
 Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
 Alexandria, VA 22305
 Telephone: (800) 999-2782
- Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program:
 Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
 3325 Paddocks Parkway, Suite 345
 Suwanee, GA 30024
 Telephone: (770) 476-1224
- Master of Public Health program:
 Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
 800 I St NW, Suite 4008
 Washington, DC 20001
 Telephone: (202) 789-1050
- Master of Health Care Administration program:
 Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
 PO Box 911
 Spring House, PA 19477
 Telephone: (301) 298-1820
- The following program holds Pre-Accreditation Status with its respective accreditor:
	- Doctor of Occupational Therapy program:
 Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510
 Bethesda, MD 20814
 Telephone: (301) 652-6611
 Website: www.acoteonline.org
 
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy program:
More information regarding university and programmatic accreditation may be reviewed on the University Accreditation webpage.