UM School Of Education Receives National Accreditation

The University of Mobile (UM) recently announced that its School of Education has been recognized for national excellence by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The school was awarded accreditation “for meeting or exceeding rigorous, nationally recognized standards developed by CAEP to ensure excellence in educator preparation programs,” UM said. The school maintains a 100% pass rate on the Teacher Performance Assessment for graduates, and 100% of early childhood and elementary majors exceed the minimum passing score on their first attempt. UM was among 38 providers from 17 states, the District of Columbia, Bahrain and Oman to receive accreditation in CAEP’s spring 2024 review. Providers seeking accreditation must pass peer review of the CAEP standards, which are based on “solid evidence that the provider’s graduates are competent and caring educators and solid evidence that the provider’s educator 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,” UM said.