NCATE Accreditation Renewed for School of Education
Marywood University was recently notified that the Continuous Improvement Commission of the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has renewed accreditation of the Marywood School of Education by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org.
This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes.
CAEP accreditation indicates that Marywood’s School of Education and its programs meet rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community. The next accreditation visit is scheduled for Spring 2021. More information.
Marywood University’s education unit is proud to be recognized and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the prestigious Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The accreditation process establishes rigorous standards for teacher education programs and holds accredited institutions accountable for meeting these standards.
When a school of education is CAEP accredited, it provides an assurance that the school’s teacher preparation program has met national standards set by the teaching field at large and has undergone rigorous external and impartial review by professionals, policymakers, and representatives of the public. The review is based on the CAEP Unit Standards, a set of research-based national standards developed by all sectors of the teaching profession.
CAEP standards used in the review of the education unit:
Standard 1: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
Standard 2: Clinical Partnerships and Practice
Standard 3: Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selection
Standard 4: Program Impact
Standard 5: Provider Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Capacity
Accredited colleges of education are expected to ensure that teacher candidates know their subject and how to teach it effectively. Marywood received its initial NCATE accreditation on January 1, 1960.
