UAB is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels. Many academic programs have additional accreditation from organizations appropriate to the particular academic discipline involved. The accrediting agencies for programs offered by the School of Health Professions are:
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association
Accreditation Review Committee on Education Programs for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration
American Dietetic Association
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with
- Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
- Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association
- Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences