Accreditation

Accredited Programs

The College of Applied Human Sciences facilitates and supports national accreditation and state academic program approval; coordinates assessments related to program continuous quality improvements; acquires, organizes and validates data to advise leadership; oversees the measurement of candidate and student learning outcomes; and is responsible for the preparation of institutional, state and national reports.

School of Education and Counseling

Undergraduate

• Elementary Education
• Secondary Mathematics Education
• Secondary Science Education
• General Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Graduate

• Counseling ( Complete Accreditation Information)
• Literacy Education

School of Sport Sciences

Undergraduate

• Physical Education: Undergraduate/Graduate
• Strength and Conditioning

CAEP Accreditation

The accreditation of Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) is granted by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, or CAEP. The programs below are reviewed and are accredited.

• Agricultural Education: Undergraduate
• Physical Education: Undergraduate
• Elementary Education: Undergraduate
• English Secondary Education: Undergraduate
• Social Studies Secondary Education: Undergraduate
• Secondary Mathematics Education: Undergraduate
• Secondary Science Education: Undergraduate
• General Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) National Recognition

Many of the educator preparation programs within CAHS have program-specific accrediting agencies that require the periodic submission of progress reports. Known as Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs), these agencies require the preparation of “SPA reports” that are submitted to the SPA as well as to CAEP. For our CAHS education preparation programs, these SPAs include:

International Literacy Association (ILA)

• Literacy Education - Master's Program

CACREP Accreditation

The vision of CACREP is to provide leadership and to promote excellence in professional preparation through the accreditation of Counseling and related educational programs. As an accrediting body, CACREP is committed to the development of standards and procedures that reflect the needs of a dynamic, diverse, and complex society. The program below has been reviewed and are accredited.

• Counseling

CASCE Accreditation

CASCE is a nonprofit accrediting agency that distinguishes higher education strength and conditioning programs with academic rigor and practical excellence through a peer-reviewed accreditation process. The program below has been reviewed and accredited.

• Coaching and Performance Science (Strength and Conditioning Emphasis)