Council on Naturopathic Medical Education

Bastyr University
Naturopathic Medicine Program
14500 Juanita Drive, N.E.
Kenmore,Washington 98028-4966

425.823.1300

425.823.6222

Accreditation was initially granted in April 1987 and last reaffirmed in August 2008. The next full-scale evaluation is scheduled for spring of 2013, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in fall of 2013. The university has institutional accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a U.S. Department of Education recognized regional accrediting agency.

Boucher Institute
of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine Program
Suite 300
435 Columbia Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 5N8
Canada

604.777.9981

604.777.9982

Initial accreditation was granted in December 2008. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2012, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2013. The college is recognized by all Canadian provinces that license naturopathic practitioners.

Canadian College
of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine Program
1255 Sheppard Avenue East
North York, Ontario M2K 1E2
Canada

416.498.1255

416.498.1576

Accreditation was initially granted September 2000, and last reaffirmed in April 2009. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2012, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2013. The college is recognized by all Canadian provinces that license naturopathic practitioners.

National College of Natural Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine Program
049 S.W. Porter
Portland, Oregon 97201

503.552.1660

503.499.0027

Accreditation was initially granted April 1991 and last reaffirmed in April 2010. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2014, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2015. The college has institutional accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a U.S. Department of Education recognized regional accrediting agency.

Southwest College of Naturopathic
Medicine & Health Sciences
Naturopathic Medicine Program
2140 E. Broadway Road
Tempe, Arizona 85282

480.858.9100

480.858.0222

Accreditation was initially granted in 1999 and last re-affirmed in April 2009. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2012, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2013. The college has institutional accreditation with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a U.S. Department of Education recognized regional accrediting agency.

University of Bridgeport
College of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine Program
60 Lafayette Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601

203.576.4109

203.576.4107

Initial accreditation was granted in March 2006 and last re-affirmed in April 2009. The next full-scale evaluation is scheduled for fall 2012, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2013. The university has institutional accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, a U.S. Department of Education recognized regional accrediting agency.

CNME approves accredited naturopathic medicine programs to sponsor postdoctoral residency programs in naturopathic medicine. In order to be a CNME-approved sponsor, the program must meet the requirements stated in the Handbook on CNME Postdoctoral Naturopathic Medical Education Sponsor Recognition Process And Standards, (200KB .pdf file) a copy of which can be downloaded from the website. Currently, naturopathic medicine programs at the following three institutions are approved by CNME to sponsor residency programs:

Bastyr University;
National College of Natural Medicine; and
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences.

Contact information for these institutions is listed above.