Accreditation
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accredits the University of Alaska Southeast. CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through content and pedagogy, clinical partnerships and practice, candidate recruitment, progression, and support, program impact, and quality assurance and continuous improvement.
- The University of Alaska Southeast meets rigorous national standards for educator preparation set by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
Initial Teacher Preparation
- Elementary Education (K-8)
- Bachelor of Arts
- Graduate Certificate
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Special Education (K-12)
- Bachelor of Arts
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Secondary Education (6-12)
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Graduate Certificate
Advanced Programs
- Reading (K-12)
- Master of Education
- Graduate Certificate
- Special Education (K-12)
- Master of Education
- Graduate Certificate
- Educational Leadership (K-12)
- Master of Education
- Superintendent (K-12)
- Graduate Certificate
The next scheduled CAEP accreditation review is during the 2024/2025 academic year.
Annual Reporting Measures
Employer surveys of new teachers' preparation are included in the University of Alaska Southeast Annual Report. For 2021-2022, 43 employers provided data about our graduates. The satisfaction rates from the survey indicate overall satisfaction with the training of their University of Alaska Southeast graduates.
Initial Teacher Preparation Programs Employer Survey Results
The EPP finds the results of the advanced employer survey inadequate for interpretation due to low responses but is still presenting results. Survey development and implementation have been identified as areas for continuous improvement.
From UA Decision Support Database & State of Alaska Dept of Education Employment Statistics, the results indicate that 85% of our graduates are employed full-time in Alaska in positions for which they have been prepared by the UAS School of Education.
CAEP Review
The School of Education at the University of Alaska Southeast is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on December 9-11, 2024. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the evaluation team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party's relationship to the provider (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).
Third-Party Comments Process
We invite you to submit written testimony to:
CAEP
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by email to: callforcomments@caepnet.org
Such comments must be within the specified period and based on the core tenets of CAEP accreditation standards of excellence, which recognize that:
- In CAEP's performance-based system, accreditation is based on evidence that demonstrates that teacher candidates know the subject matter and can teach it effectively so that students learn. In the CAEP system, EPPs must prove that candidates can connect theory to practice and be effective in an actual P-12 classroom.
- A professional education provider that is accredited by CAEP is expected to be involved in ongoing planning and evaluation; engaged in continuous assessment and development; ensure that faculty and programs reflect new knowledge, practice, and technologies; and be involved in continuous development in response to the evolving world of education and educational reform.
- Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the respondent's relationship, if any, to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). Copies of all correspondence received will be sent to the university for comment prior to the review.
Last modified: September 4, 2024