加州五系中醫藥大學是私立中醫學校, 並已獲得以下機構的認可:
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM)
Title IV Federal Student Financial Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, approval for foreign students
Veterans Education, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
California State Acupuncture Board, California State Department of Consumer Affairs
California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education – www.bppe.ca.gov