CAEP/NCATE Preconditions

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

When a Professional Education Unit seeks CAEP/NCATE accreditation for the first time, six preconditions and associated documentation must be submitted. Links to some of these required documents appear below.

Preconditions 1

1.1 Letter from the President

1.2 Professional Education Unit Program Descriptions

1.3 Professional Education Unit Organizational Charts

Preconditions 2

2.1 Professional Education Unit Policies

2.1 Professional Education Unit Program Procedures

• MAT Program Catalogs
• MEd Program Catalogs

2.1 Professional Education Unit Student and Faculty Handbooks

• MAT Handbooks
• MEd Handbooks

2.2 Professional Education Unit Program Requirements for Entry, Retention and Completion

Preconditions 3

3.1 Professional Education Unit Program Descriptions

Preconditions 4

4.1 – 4.6 Professional Education Unit's Conceptual Framework

Preconditions 5

5.2 Title II Pass Rates Table

Preconditions 6

6.1 UMUC Middle States Accreditation Approval Letter