School officials meeting in Arizona on accreditation

MARIETTA - Life University officials met Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the Council on Chiropractic Education to discuss the school&#39;s chiropractic degree program, which was placed on probation in June 2001. <br> <br> At that time the council cited ``deficiencies&#39;&#39; in the school&#39;s compliance with requirements of the CCE&#39;s standards for doctor of chiropractic programs and institutions. <br> <br> ``The purpose of that (meeting) is to discuss with them the issue of accreditation, and to discuss with them the issues that have been brought forth in the past few months,&#39;&#39; said Paul D. Walker, the council&#39;s executive vice president. <br> <br> The issues relate to the training of students who want to become primary care chiropractic physicians and clinicians. <br> <br> Life University officials last met with the council in January, at which time it was decided that the school had failed to make all the changes needed to lift the probation. <br> <br> Walker said he could not comment on when the commission on accreditation would make a final decision. <br> <br> Unaccredited schools are not legally required to close, but students who receive degrees from unaccredited college are unable to become licensed as practicing chiropractors. <br> <br> If the council opts to strip the university of its accreditation, Life could lose enough students that it would eventually have to close its doors. <br> <br> In December, Life also received a sanction from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, citing problems with financial stability, management and faculty preparation. It required the school to correct deficiencies and report back within a year. <br> <br> With almost 4,000 students, the university is the largest chiropractic school in the country.

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