The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced that Sam Houston State University is one of 41 providers from 23 states, Puerto Rico and Bahrain to receive accreditation for their educator preparation programs. The Spring 2023 review by the CAEP Accreditation Council resulted in 41 educator preparation providers receiving accreditation, bringing the total to 541 providers approved under the CAEP Accreditation Standards – rigorous, nationally recognized standards that were developed to ensure excellence in educator preparation programs.
Institutions seeking accreditation must pass peer review of the CAEP standards. They must provide solid evidence that graduates are competent and caring educators, and that the staff have the capacity to create a culture of evidence and use it to maintain and enhance the quality of the professional programs they offer.
CAEP accreditation reviews occur every seven years and include multiple cycles of reports, data and other evidence, and an on-site review with interviews of stakeholders. SHSU’s on-site review included 22 interviews with 165 stakeholders over 3 days. Reports and evidence for the accreditation review reflected SHSU’s 42 programs leading to Texas educator certification with enrollments totaling 1,493 undergraduate students and 522 graduate students.
