Our Accreditation

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s current status with accrediting and oversight organizations is on schedule for matriculating the first class in the summer of 2020.

Currently, the school has preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to recruit and matriculate students, provisional approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), and eligibility for initial accreditation from WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) to offer degree programs.

As a new medical school, the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine is in the process of obtaining initial accreditation from LCME and WSCUC, followed by full approval from California BPPE.

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine is provisionally approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer degree programs. Upon obtaining provisional approval, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education expects the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine to post a Notice to Prospective Degree Program Students. To read the full notice, please click here  .

Any questions a prospective student may have that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to:

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
1747 North Market, Suite 225
Sacramento, CA 95834
www.bppe.ca.gov  
888-370-7589 or by fax 916-263-1897
916-574-8900 or by fax 916-263-1897