Accreditations

College accreditations

American Psychological Association (APA)

Our programs in school psychology and counseling and student personnel psychology are accredited by the American Psychological Association. For information about APA accreditation status, contact the APA Committee on Accreditation, c/o Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 2002-4242, phone: 202-336-5979, www.apa.org.

American Association for Leisure and Recreation

The recreation, park, and leisure studies undergraduate program is accredited through the American Association for Leisure and Recreation.

Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education

The marriage and family therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.

Council on Social Work Education

Our master of social work degree is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Minnesota Board of School Administrators

School administrative licensure (superintendent, principal, director of special education, director of community education) received accreditation through the Minnesota Board of School Administrators.

NCATE and Minnesota Board of Teaching

The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202-466-7496. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.

Conceptual framework for our educator preparation programs

Central themes:

• promoting inquiry, research, and reflection
• honoring the diversity of our communities and learners
• fostering a commitment to lifelong learning and professional development

Read entire conceptual framework [.pdf].

View the complete 2005 Institutional Report to NCATE and the Minnesota Board of Teaching (BOT).

Accreditations from the Council for Exceptional Children and the Council on Education of the Deaf are obtained during the NCATE/BOT process.

National Recreation and Park Association

The recreation, park, and leisure studies undergraduate program is accredited through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

College-level memberships

The college faculty and staff are actively engaged in several professional organizations that are directly related to P-12 education, teacher education and development, school administration, counseling and school psychology. Specific college-level membership is held in the following organizations: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Council of Great City Schools, Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institution (CADREI), American Association of Universities (AAU), and Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Preparation (MACTE). Additional departmental memberships include: Higher Education Consortium in Special Education, BIG10/CIC Kinesiology Deans and Directors, and Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP) of the American Psychological Association (APA).

University of Minnesota accreditation

The four University of Minnesota campuses are accredited separately at the institutional level by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

The accreditation review of the Twin Cities campus completed by the Higher Learning Commission resulted in high marks for the campus. The Twin Cities campus will be granted full accreditation through 2015-16, with no follow-up reports or visits in the interim.