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Accreditations, Endorsements and Distinctions
The mark of any quality higher education institution's academic programs is its ability to receive and maintain accreditation, endorsement or distinction by nationally known and respected agencies, accrediting bodies and ranking programs. Among these measures of quality and distinction are:
College-wide |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| University-wide | Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) | Bachelor's, first professional, master's, educational specialist and doctorate degrees |
| College | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) I & A tthru 2010 |
All programs preparing teachers and other professional school personnel |
Counselor Education |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| Counselor Education | Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs CACREP | Counselor Education Graduate Programs |
Curriculum & Instruction |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| English/Language Arts | National Council of Teachers of English NCTE | Middle Level/Secondary G 6-12 |
| Health Education | American Association for Health Education AAHE | Health Promotion programs |
| Mathematics | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM | All programs preparing teachers of Mathematics |
| Educational Computing and Technology Leadership | International Society for Technology in Education ISTE | Graduate programs in Computing and Technology Leadership |
| School Administration | University Council on Educational Administration UCAE | School Administration Master's Specialist and Doctoral Programs |
| Reading Supervision | University Council on Educational Administration UCAE | Reading Supervision Master's Specialist and Doctoral Programs |
| Reading Supervision | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE | Reading Supervision at the Master's Level |
| Role 6 Reading Specialist | International Reading Association IRA | All programs preparing Reading Specialists |
| Educational Computing and Technology Literacy | International Society for Technology in Education ISTE | K-12 |
Educational Leadership |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| Principal | Educational Leadership Constituent Council ELCC | Graduate programs in the Principalship |
Educational Psychology |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| Educational Psychology | U.S. News & World Report | In the 2006 U.S. News & World Report rankings of America's Best Graduate Schools, the department was ranked in the top 20 among specialty programs in educational psychology. |
| School Psychology | National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) | School Psychology EDS Program |
Special Education |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| Early Childhood Education | National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC | Early Childhood Programs |
| Emotional & Behavioral Disorders | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All graduate programs in Emotional & Behavioral Disorders |
| Early Childhood | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All graduate programs in Early Childhood Education |
| Generalist | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All Special Education Generalist and Resource Room Programs |
| Learning Disabilities | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All graduate programs in Learning Disabilities |
| Mental Retardation | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All programs in Mental Retardation |
| Gifted & Talented | Council for Exceptional Children CEC | All graduate programs in Gifted and Talented |
Sports ED Leadership |
Organization |
Affected Area(s) |
| Physical Education | National Association for Sport & Physical Education NASPE | All programs preparing teachers of Physical Ed & Masters Programs |
| Physical Education | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE | Physical Education at the Master's Level |
