Temple University’s College of Public Health received full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in October 2017. The college is one of only two CEPH-accredited schools of public health in the Philadelphia region, and one of three in the state of Pennsylvania. The college’s accreditation is in addition to its 24 program-specific accreditations including its master of public health program, which has been CEPH-accredited since 1985.

CEPH accreditation assures “quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research and service, through collaboration with organizational and community partners.” In its final report, CEPH noted some of the College of Public Health’s strengths, recognizing its faculty’s passion and commitment to students; its focus on interprofessional education and research; its curricular emphasis on fieldwork and practical experience; its innovative integration of public health concepts across clinical academic programs; its extensive research infrastructure; its faculty’s high rates of participation in externally funded grant research and professional service outside the university; and its strong ties to community and government agencies across the region.

CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health. CEPH is a private, nonprofit corporation with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) as its two corporate members.

CEPH’s accreditation procedures require the College of Public Health to undertake a rigorous self-evaluation—a process which engages stakeholders from across the college and our constituencies, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, collaborators and community partners. The college must submit a self-study document and host a team of qualified external peer reviewers to validate the self-study during an extensive on-site visit. This team of reviewers includes public health academics, practitioners and accreditation specialists.

For questions about CEPH accreditation and to obtain copies of the College of Public Health’s final CEPH report and self-study report, please contact: