ACCREDITATION AND LICENSURE
What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a review process by which an independent body evaluates the College of Education to determine if it meets the required standards for academic and ethical quality. More about Accreditation
More about NWCCU Accreditation
What is LICENSURE?
Licensure is a process in which a governmental entity gives an individual expressed permission to practice a profession. Both teaching and counseling students must be licensed to practice in Oregon. More about Licensure
The College of Education maintains the highest level of accreditation and licensure for both its teaching and counseling programs. These standards ensure that all of our students receive the best possible education and are able to practice their profession in the United States.
ACCREDITATION
FOR TEACHERS:
Accreditation of the Professional Teacher and Counselor Education (PTCE) unit at Oregon State University (OSU) includes all initial and advanced licensure programs offered by the Cascades and Corvallis campuses (but does not pertain to individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes). The unit was most recently accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in the spring of 2023.
(For more information, see Accreditation Decision and the 2023 approval letter to President Murthy)
In 2009, one hundred years after the beginnings of teacher education at Oregon State University, both the “home base” for OSU education programs (the College of Education) and the engagement of the larger university have been strengthened, resulting in increasing impact on teaching and learning in and out of schools.
OSU teacher education programs now serve about 1,400 students annually including over 500 graduate students. Much of the university is involved in teacher education through the growth of the Education Double Degree whereby all students are completing two degrees concurrently, and more recently through the launch of the BS in Teaching degree offered in Cascades and now on the Corvallis campus. Substantive partnerships with schools, including the Beaverton-OSU Grow-Your-Own Project, are creating more sustainable impact. After a hundred years of teacher education, Oregon State University is well positioned for even greater impact in the century to come.
For information about the CAEP/TSPC report, please contact:
Brian Doore, Director of Data, Accreditation & Assessment: [email protected]
FOR COUNSELORS:
Starting in 2022-23, the CACREP vital statistics data are reported in the Annual Report.
The PhD with a Major in Counseling program at Oregon State University is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The accreditation runs through 10/31/2032.
The MCoun with a Major in Counseling: School Counseling program at Oregon State University is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The accreditation runs through 10/31/2032.
The MCoun with a Major in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Oregon State University is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The accreditation runs through 10/31/2032. The CACREP 2016 standards combine the Community Counseling and Mental Health Counseling standards into standards for Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs. The counseling program intends to seek accreditation for this program as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program when it comes up for reaccreditation, per CACREP guidelines.
(For more information, see the 2024 approval letter to President Murthy.)
2022-2023 CACREP Annual Report
2021-2022 CACREP Annual Report
2020-2021 CACREP Annual Report
Have questions?
If you want to become a teacher and have questions about the licensure process or how OSU can help you in your career, contact us. We are here to partner with you to achieve your goals.
