Accreditations
Accreditations
Accreditation
Rowan University's teacher education program, one of the largest and most comprehensive in New Jersey and in the nation, has been accredited since 1956. Click Here for more information about the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Last site visit: April 2022
Next site visit: Spring 2029
Programs reviewed during the 2022 site visit include:
| Aspire Alternative Education | English as Second Language (ESL) Certification | M.S.T. Subject Matter Education - Social Studies | Subject Matter Education- Music (P-12) B.A. Education |
| B.A. Inclusive Education, Early Childhood Ed. | Graduate Endorsement for Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TOSD) | M.S.T. Subject Matter Education - Theatre | Subject Matter Education- Science (P-12) B.A. Education |
| Certificate of Undergraduate Study Bilingual/Bicultural Education | Graduate Endorsement: Bilingual/Bicultural Education | M.S.T. Subject Matter Education - World Languages, Spanish | Subject Matter Education- Social Studies (P-12) B.A. Education |
| Certificate of Undergraduate Teaching English as a Second Language |
Health & Physical Education (B.A. Education) |
Post Baccalaureate: Teacher of Reading | Subject Matter Education- Spanish (P-12) B.A. Education |
| Chief School Administrator Certificate | Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant Certification | Post Baccalaureate: Teaching of Students with Disabilities (TOSD) | Supervisor Certification Program |
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Counseling in Educational Settings |
M.A. Counseling in Educational Settings | Principal Preparation Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study | Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
| Early Childhood Education (P-3) B.A. in Education | M.A. in Reading Education | School Administration | |
| Ed.S. in School Psychology | M.A. in STEM Education, Math | Subject Matter Education- Art (P-12 B.A. Education) | |
| Educational Technology | M.A. in STEM Education, Science | Subject Matter Education- English (P-12) B.A. Education | |
| Elementary Education (K-6) B.A. Education | M.S.T. Subject Matter Education- English | Subject Matter Education- Math (P-12) B.A. Education |
In addition, College of Education programs are aligned with the following professional organizations:
ACTFL -American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CAEP - Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
ELCC - Educational Leadership Constituent Council
InTASC - Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium
IRA - International Reading Association
NASP - National Association of School Psychologists
NASPE - National Association for Sport and Physical Education
NCSS - National Council for the Social Studies
NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
The M.A. in Counseling in Educational Settings program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
The New Jersey State Department of Education also approves Rowan's programs.
Assessment
The College of Education has identified conceptual competencies we incorporate into our programmatic coursework and clinical experiences for all programs in the COE. These competencies are clustered into our 4 pillars: Knowledge, Diversity, Technology, and Impact and have been defined at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
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