WCU Box 8
710 William Carey Parkway
Hattiesburg, MS, 39401
Program Director: Alicia Watts , PhD, MBA, BS-HIM, CPHIMS, RHIA
Program Phone: (601) 318-6714
Program Email: awatts@wmcarey.edu
Content Delivery:
Campus Based, Online
Program Level: Baccalaureate
Enrollment Status: Active
Progress Report: Progress Report satisfactory and completed
Current Accreditation Award: Initial
Last Accreditation Date: 03/21/2018
Next Review Cycle: 2028-2029
Accreditation Actions
November 2018 Accreditation Action: Accept the Progress Report.
Rationale: The program is compliant with all Standards.
Accreditation Award: Initial Accreditation.
April 2018 Accreditation Action: Grant 10 years of Initial Accreditation with a Progress Report. The program remains non-compliant with the following Standards:
The following Standards are Partially Met:
Standard 24. Curriculum. See attached Site Visit Curriculum Findings Report-Reader Assessment.
Standard 26. Curriculum Syllabi and Competencies. See Site Visit Report.
Standard 29. Health and Safety. Program has provided a draft MOU addendum to the William Carey University College of Health Sciences agreement which includes language addressing HIM professional practice. Given this document has not yet been approved and implemented, the standard remains partially met.