DOCTOR OF NATUROPATHOLOGY DEGREE

Accrediting Bodies

The University is a founding member of the Associated Naturopathic Schools and Colleges of America (ANSCA) - the first organization to accredit and standardize Naturopathic education.

First National University and its' naturopathic colleges have been fully accredited by the American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board (ANMCAB) of the American Naturopathic Medical Association. They retain their accreditation from the National Association of Drugless Practitioenrs, and ANSCA and successor groups listed below.

The National University has enjoyed accreditation by various Naturopathic bodies over the many years of their existence. Some of the bodies are now extinct. Indeed, as shown above, the United States School is a founder of Naturopathic accreditation. The various bodies are listed in alphabetical order, with their date of foundation.

• National Association of Drugless Practitioners - 1912
• Association of Naturopathic Schools and Colleges of America - 1922
• Council on Schools and Colleges of the American Naturopathic Association - 1932
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians - 1938
• American Naturopathic Physicians and Surgeons Association - 1948
• American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board - 1971