Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Accreditation

Programs name listed below in bold are NOT formally covered SPAs by CAEP. For these other programs, accreditation through the appropriate professional organization is acceptable. CAEP will require proof of accreditation by formal letter from the accrediting body.

Program Type Specialized Professional Association/Organization Standards
Administrator Preparation/UCAPP [Principals] ADV Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) 2011
Elementary Education ITP Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) 2007
English Language Arts Education ITP National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2012
Executive Leadership [Superintendents] ADV Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) 2011
Mathematics Education ITP National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2012
Music Education ITP National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) 2015
Reading Education ADV International Literacy Association (ILA) 2010
School Counseling ADV Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2016
School Psychology (M.A. + Sixth-Year) ADV National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010
School Psychology (Ph.D.) ADV American Psychological Association (APA) 2015
Science Education ITP National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 2012
Social Studies Education ITP National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2004
Speech-Language Pathology ADV American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 2008
Special Education ITP Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2012
World Languages Education ITP American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2013