Augustine, Florida, Miami, Florida and Austin, TX, United States.The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovative, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.The Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida, licenses the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to offer its degree programs. This licensure includes the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), the Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT), the Dual Degree Option (MOT/DPT), the Doctor of Education (EdD), the Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree, the transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), the transitional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), the Master of Orthopaedic Assistant (MOA), and the Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) degrees.The institution is regionally accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC): http://www.usa.edu/p54-223-Accreditation.aspx.The Bureau for Private, Post-secondary and Vocational Education approves the entry-level DPT expansion program in San Marcos, California.The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) accredited the first professional Physical Therapy program in October 1996 and re-accredited the program in April 2001.The entry-level Occupational Therapy program was accredited with no deficiencies by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) in April 1999 and reaccredited in April 2009. The San Marcos, CA MOT program received accreditation from ACOTE in the fall of 2010.
