Accreditation
The following initial preparation programs were most recently accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in 2018: -
- Business Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Family Consumer Science
- Foreign Language
- Math Education
- Middle Level Education
- Physical Education
- Science Education
- Social Science Education
- Special Education: Early Childhood
- Special Education: K-12
- Technology Education
The following advanced preparation programs were most recently accredited with stipulation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in 2021:
- Educational Leadership:
- Teacher Leader
- Principal
- Superintendent
- School Psychology
- Special Education:
- LBS II Behavior Intervention Specialist
- LBSII Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
The following initial programs are accredited through other agencies: -
- Music - accredited through the National Association of Schools of Music
- School Counselor - accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs
- Speech Language Pathologist - accredited through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Visual Arts - accredited through the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Click here to request information about becoming an educator at EIU.
Questions? Contact College of Education Associate Dean Dr. Christy Hooser (cmhooser@eiu.edu)
