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BY TERESA FOECKLER, KATELYN PETERSON, ANDREE ORY, CHLOE BENNETT, AND AUDREY DEGUZMAN Accreditation

Accepted Why not get accredited?

Pre-Assessment ProsCons

What is Accreditation? Recognition of maintained standards Ensures levels of quality of education

Are there different types? Institutional – applies to entire institution Specialized or Programmatic – applies to programs, departments, or schools within a larger institution

What are the benefits? Requires institution to evaluate its mission & judge how successful it is in regards to achieving it Establishes credibility & accountability Increases efficacy & quality Challenges the institution or department "Students who want federal (and sometimes state) grants and loans need to attend a college, university, or program that is accredited." –Council for Higher Accreditation (CHEA) Public recognition

Process 1. Preparation and Self-examination 2. Peer Review 3. Visit and Examination 4. Judgment Action Made by Accreditation Organization 5. Submit to Continuous Review

Levels of Accreditation Accredited Accredited-warning Accredited-probation Not Accredited-revoked

Cost of Accreditation for Teacher Education Program New educator preparation program application (non-refundable)-- $1000 New educator preparation program approval-- $1000 Ten year reapplication for an educator preparation program approved after August 31, $2000 Five-year continuing approval visit pursuant to Code of this title-- $1500 Monitoring or technical assistance visit-- $1500 Addition of new certification field or addition of clinical teaching-- $500 Addition of each new class of certificate--$1000 What UD is being charged--$1500 Effective: April 18, 2010 Knowing that your degree means something-- priceless

University of Dallas Institutional and specialized accreditations Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Education Department:  The United States  The University of Dallas Accreditation Board  Texas Education Association and the State Board for Educator Standards  Catholic Accreditation Board

Other Accreditations 18 accreditation agencies for colleges in the U.S. Only 2 are held by UD 4 specialized accreditation agencies that would be beneficial for UD:  Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools  American Academy for Liberal Education  National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education  Teacher Education Accreditation Council

No Accreditation? Southern Catholic College – Non accredited university, recently shut down & students needed to apply to other schools to continue their education  Did their credits transfer?  Did the school shut down because of it’s inability to get accredited?  Did many students choose not to attend because of the lack of accreditation?

Discussion 1. Do you think differently of students graduating from non-accredited programs? 2. Would you have come to UD if it were not accredited? 3. Do you think that if a college loses its accreditation that it should be retroactive? Should the alumni from previous graduating classes also lose their accreditation in their degrees? How many years back should this go? 4. Should accreditation be monitored by the government on a National scale rather than by private investigators? 5. Should the UD Teacher Education Program seek out NCATE certification, the most well-recognized accreditation for teacher education programs in the U.S.?

Post-Assessment