Accreditation

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Montana is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.
Montana Board of Public Education (BPE) The Montana Board of Public Education sets the Professional Educator Preparation Program Standards (PEPPS), reviews the programs jointly with NCATE in conjunction with NCATE's review cycle, and grants accreditation to each program area based on the recommendations of the review team. Montana enjoys state partnership status with NCATE, meaning that NCATE accepts Montana's program standards as being equivalent to the national standards set by the specialty program areas.
CAATE - Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education The purpose of CAATE is to develop, maintain, and promote appropriate minimum standards of quality of entry level Athletic Training Education Programs.
CACREP – Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), has granted accreditation to the following programs in the Counselor Education Program in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at the University of Montana School of Education: Mental Health Counseling (M.A.) and School Counseling (M.A.).
Council on Academic Accreditation in speech-language pathology The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) accredits eligible clinical doctoral programs in audiology and master's degree programs in speech-language pathology.
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children The National Association for the Education of Young Children is the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals and represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. Through an intensive self-study and on-site review by NAEYC Assessors, approximately 8% of all preschools and other early childhood programs have earned this mark of quality for program excellence. The Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences is home to the following NAEYC Accredited early childhood programs. Co-Teach is an inclusive preschool program at the Institute for Educational Research and Service (IERS) that serves children ages 3 through 5 with diverse abilities and their families. The Learning and Belonging (LAB) Pre-School program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is a multi-age preschool for children and their families in greater Missoula community as well as an academic site for pre-service teacher education experiences.