In 1998 UCIMED introduced pharmacology as a major which now currently meets SINAES (Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior) standards of quality. Later on, the programs of Microbiology, Physiotherapy and Nutrition were also included as part of the degrees offered. Currently, all of the degrees offered are accredited by SINAES, being one of the few universities in Costa Rica that achieves this. Moreover, in 2019 the university's medical school achieved an international accreditation by the Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica (COMAEM), which guarantees the excellence of the academic education. At that time, UCIMED was the only Medical School in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve this recognition.