Salus University

What is the accreditation of Salus University?

Salus University was institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education before its merger with Drexel University. Drexel is also institutionally accredited by Middle States. Applicants should check the current institutional listing and the status of their specific Drexel program, rather than treating an older Salus accreditation statement as a current, stand-alone designation.

Institutional accreditation evaluates an institution as a whole. Professional programs can also require separate approval from a field-specific accreditor. Relevant bodies for programs historically associated with Salus include the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education for optometry, the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education or the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for applicable hearing and speech programs, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, and the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. The applicable accreditor and status must be checked for the exact program and credential.

Accreditation can affect access to federal aid and eligibility for professional licensure, but institutional accreditation alone does not establish that a particular program satisfies every state licensing rule. Applicants planning to practice in a specific state should compare that state's requirements with the program's current accreditation and licensure disclosures before enrolling.

What are the admission requirements at Salus University?

Admission to programs historically offered by Salus is program-specific. Most applicants are seeking graduate or professional entry, so the relevant requirements are prior college coursework, transcripts, prerequisites, and any profession-specific application materials - not a general freshman SAT or ACT profile.

Optometry applicants typically use OptomCAS and must review prerequisites and any required admission test under the current program policy. Physician assistant applicants commonly apply through CASPA; other health-professions programs may use different centralized services or institutional applications. Programs may request recommendations, a personal statement, observation or patient-care experience, and an interview. International applicants may also face credential-evaluation and English-proficiency requirements.

There is no single Salus-wide GPA cutoff or deadline that reliably describes every program. Check the current admissions page for the intended Drexel credential, including its entry term, prerequisite grades, test policy, and whether decisions are made on a rolling basis. Applicants who completed some college coursework but not a bachelor's degree should verify the exact degree and credit requirements before assuming they qualify.

What are the application fees and waivers at Salus University?

Application fees depend on the program and application route. A fee charged by a centralized service such as OptomCAS or CASPA is not necessarily the same as a separate institutional supplemental fee, and neither is an enrollment deposit.

Applicants should review the current fee schedule in the application they will actually submit. Centralized services may offer fee-assistance programs with their own eligibility rules and deadlines; an institutional waiver, if offered, may require a separate request. Because some waivers must be approved before submission and payment, the safest sequence is to confirm eligibility and obtain approval before paying a nonrefundable fee.

What types of ROTC programs are available at Salus University?

No Army, Air Force, or Navy ROTC unit should be assumed to operate at the Elkins Park campus. Salus's professional-program focus also makes ROTC a less direct option than it is for students entering a conventional undergraduate degree.

Following the Drexel merger, an interested student should ask the current program and the relevant ROTC detachment whether cross-enrollment is permitted and whether the academic schedule is compatible with training. ROTC participation, scholarships, age and citizenship rules, and subsequent service obligations are branch-specific. Admission to a health-professions program does not itself establish ROTC eligibility.

What are the requirements for transfer students at Salus University?

For most Salus-origin programs, "transfer" may mean either entering a program after completing prerequisites elsewhere or asking to bring graduate or professional coursework into an advanced degree. Those are different processes. Meeting admission prerequisites does not guarantee that previous professional coursework will count toward the new credential.

Applicants should submit official transcripts from every college attended and ask the current Drexel program for a written evaluation of proposed transfer credit. The review may consider course content, grades, recency, clinical competencies, accreditation, and limits on the number of outside credits accepted. Clinical sequences can be especially difficult to replace with courses taken elsewhere.

Students considering a move from another optometry or health-professions program should request a program-level decision before withdrawing from their present school. General transfer policies may not answer whether a particular clinical course will satisfy a professional degree requirement.

What types of study abroad programs are available at Salus University?

Traditional semester-long undergraduate study abroad is not a defining feature of Salus's professional-program model. International learning, where available, is more likely to involve an approved clinical, service, or educational experience tied to a specific program.

Students should not assume that an overseas activity earns degree credit or fulfills a required clinical placement. Before committing, they need approval from their program for supervision, patient-care rules, credit, travel requirements, and timing. Financial aid and scholarships may treat an approved credit-bearing experience differently from a voluntary trip.