CAEP Overview
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) became fully operational as an accrediting body for educator preparation providers on July 1, 2013. Its mission is to advance equity and excellence in educator preparation through evidence-based accreditation that assures quality and supports continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 student learning. CAEP has replaced the former NCATE accreditation body, which had accredited Penn State's teacher education programs since January 1, 1965.
The CAEP's Accreditation Council met on October 21, 2019, and after reviewing the self-study report and site visit report, made the following accreditation decision:
The College of Education at The Pennsylvania State University is granted Probationary Accreditation at the initial-licensure level.
Contact information for CAEP is:
1140 19th Street, NW | Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202.223.0077
Educator Preparation Program | Level | Date Reviewed/Next Review |
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Agriculture | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Grades Pre K-4 | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Middle Level English, Math, Social Studies | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Physical Education and Health | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Secondary Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space, English Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Special Education | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Vocational Education | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
World Languages French, German, Latin, Spanish | Initial | Spring 2019/Fall 2021 |
Educational Leadership - Principal PK-12 | Adv | Spring 2022 |
Educational Leadership - Superintendent | Adv | Spring 2022 |
Supervisor - Special Education | Adv | Spring 2022 |
Reading Specialist | Adv | Spring 2022 |
Cooperative Education | Adv | Spring 2022 |
English as a Second Language | Adv | Spring 2022 |
CTE Supervisor | Adv | Spring 2022 |
CTE Supervisor | Adv | Spring 2022 |
Autism, Teaching and Learning Online, Teacher Leader Endorsement | Adv |