some one on this forum was telling me that he/she applied to certain new opening programs, and half way through the school sent a refund of his application fee because it was denied accredition. he did not mention which school it was though.
but i personally dont htink acpe would deny accredition to any school when there is such shortage of pharmacists.😕
That was me. The school was Texas A&M at Kingsville. They weren't denied accreditation. They were denied pre-candidate status, which in my opinion, is the most important status to gain.
Remember, it goes Pre-candidate --> Candidate --> Fully Accredited.
Being granted Pre-candidate status is basically ACPE's way of saying "We like your plan and let's give it a shot." Once given that status (HARDEST status to gain), ACPE will do everything it can to help you succeed. They'll visit the school, give pointers, spend time with the dean, etc. But if it doesn't live up to its plan, it will get put on probation or worse.
The real question should be "Has a school ever been given pre-candidate status, and then been denied full accreditation?" The answer to that is NEVER.
But there have been many school who applied for pre-candidate status and were denied. Texas A&M Kingsville was one of them a few years back. I believe Hawaii (HICP) was also denied pre-candidate status as well, but decided to keep going. Last I heard, Texas A&M did everything ACPE asked and I think were granted pre-candidate status.
