Accreditation

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

The Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) is nationally recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a programmatic accrediting organization with the following scope:

AAQEP accredits programs that prepare professional educators (including teachers, school leaders and administrators, and other education-related personnel) and that lead to recognized degrees at the bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate, or master’s level and/or to recognized post-degree professional certificates or endorsements, across the United States and its territories and dependencies. (2021)

Vision of AAQEP

AAQEP promotes excellent, effective, and innovative educator preparation that is committed to evidence-based improvement and enjoys a high degree of community engagement and public confidence.

AAQEP leverages credible evidence, technological advances, and innovations in quality assurance/accreditation to provide transparent, understandable reports on program quality and to foster innovation and improvement.

Mission

 AAQEP promotes and recognizes quality educator preparation that strengthens the education profession’s ability to serve all students, schools, and communities, and to do so equitably. To accomplish its mission, AAQEP:

• Supports the professional development of those engaged in quality assurance, continuous improvement, and innovation in educator preparation
• Coordinates formative peer reviews in support of member institutions’ quality assurance, continuous improvement, and innovation
• Designs and implements accreditation processes, in cooperation with states and institutions, that respect the diversity and autonomy of institutions and providers

AAQEP works with its members to support excellent educator preparation that is engaged in meeting local needs.

AAQEP Annual Report for 2023