SOE Earned Maximum Seven-Year Professional Accreditation Status during the November 2004 Visit by NCATE/CCTC
Next scheduled visit is Fall 2011.

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The School of Education is accredited at the national level by the National Council for Accreditations of Teacher Education (NCATE) and at the state level by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). Both of these accrediting bodies assess the SOE’s organizational performance based on following NCATE and CCTC standards:

NCATE is a performance-based accreditation system that is designed to assess the professional education unit that is responsible for the preparation of teachers and other educational professionals. The six NCATE standards are researched based and evaluates the capacity to effectively deliver programs and to assess candidates’ and graduates’ ability to “apply knowledge, practices, and technologies.” NCATE reviews the following SOE divisions and department:

Liberal Studies Department

Teacher Education Division

Graduate Education Division

The CCTC standards fall under the six domains of the California Standards of the Teaching Profession (CSTP). The CCTC standards cover pedagogy, teaching expertise, and professional conduct and ethics.  Credential candidates who complete their program at a “Meets Standards” level are recommended for a teaching or professional credential. The Committee on Accreditation (COA) is a sub-set of the CCTC and as such it reviews the following credential programs:

Multiple Subject

Single Subject

Special Education

PPS (School Counseling and School Psychology)

Educational Administration