CAEP Accreditation
The College of Education and Engaged Learning at Montclair State University received notice of re-accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in November 2021. This renews the accreditation status of all initial-level and advanced-level programs from 2021 through 2027.
The College for Education and Engaged Learning also received CAEP’s Fred Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement Award. The College will undergo the next CAEP review cycle in Spring 2027.
Initial Teacher Certification Programs Accredited by CAEP
The following teacher certifications are offered with the associated degree or post-degree credential:
- Visual Arts: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Biological Science: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Chemistry: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Dance Education: Bachelor’s degree
- Early Childhood Education: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Earth Science: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Elementary Education: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- English: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- English as a Second Language: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- French: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Health and Physical Education: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Italian: Bachelor’s degree or a Post Baccalaureate Certification.
- Latin: Bachelor’s degree or a Post Baccalaureate Certification.
- Mathematics: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Music: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Physical Education: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Physical Science: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Social Studies: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Spanish: Bachelors, Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Bachelor/Master of Arts in Teaching degree, or a Post Baccalaureate Certification
- Theater: Bachelor’s degree
Advanced Programs for Educators Accredited by CAEP
The following programs are offered at the graduate level for teachers who already hold an initial teacher certification in another content area.
- Bilingual Bicultural Education
- Director of School Counseling
- Principal
- Reading Specialist
- School Psychology
- Supervisor
- Teacher of Students with a Disability
- Teacher of English as a Second Language