COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT
In accordance with our accreditation agency, Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP), the following information is provided on this website.
The education profession must have rigorous standard and criteria for bestowing certification and degrees. The College of Education has designed a process where all certification candidates, regardless of degree level, are required to submit 2-3 programmatic assessments in Student Learning and Licensure (SLL) at different times throughout their program. These assessments ensure that candidates have met all required standards (e.g., InTASC Standards, CAEP Advanced Standards, the National Board Professional Teaching Standards, ISTE Standards, etc.) applicable to their certification and degree program.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Starting Fall 2025, the College of Education will begin its transition to a new assessment process with full implementation to start Spring 2026.
INITIAL (BSE & ALTMA) CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENTS
What Does this Mean for All College of Education Candidates?
- Student Learning and Licensure (SLL) will still need to be purchased for all initial (BSE & ALTMA) certification candidates
- Starting Fall 2025
- Initial Certification Candidates (BSE & ALTMA)
- All initial certification candidates regardless of where they are in the program will be moved to the new assessment process
- Initial certification candidates will complete the following assessments to meet requirements:
- TEP Admission Assessment (in SLL)
- Praxis
- Pre-CPAST (in SLL)
- edTPA
- CPAST (in SLL)
- Initial certification candidates will complete the following assessments to meet requirements:
- All initial certification candidates regardless of where they are in the program will be moved to the new assessment process
- Initial Certification Candidates (BSE & ALTMA)
ADVANCED (RHO, MA, & EdS) CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENTS
What Does this Mean for All College of Education Candidates?
- Student Learning and Licensure (SLL) will still need to be purchased for all advanced (RHO, MA, & EdS) certification candidates
- Starting Fall 2025
- Advanced Certification Candidate (RHO, MA, & EdS)
- Only advanced certification candidates applying for graduation in Fall 2025 will be required to submit a portfolio and this portfolio be assessed by program faculty
- Only advanced certification candidates applying for graduation in Fall 2025 will be required to submit a portfolio and this portfolio be assessed by program faculty
- Advanced Certification Candidate (RHO, MA, & EdS)
- Starting Spring 2026
- Advanced Certification Candidates (RHO, MA, & EdS)
- All advanced certification candidates regardless of where they are in the program will be moved to the new assessment process
- Advanced certification candidates will complete program-specific assessments from identified courses within their program
- All assessments are submitted in SLL and assessed by faculty in SLL
- Advanced certification candidates will complete program-specific assessments from identified courses within their program
- All advanced certification candidates regardless of where they are in the program will be moved to the new assessment process
- Advanced Certification Candidates (RHO, MA, & EdS)
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