Accreditation
NCATE: The Standard of Excellence in Teacher Preparation
NCATE accreditation is the 'gold standard' for colleges with teacher-education programs. Coupled with the review by the NC Department of Public Instruction, it assures students and the world at large that this college has high-quality programs staffed by well-qualified faculty, and that the students who graduated from these programs are well and fully prepared to be excellent teachers.
College of Education
Four of the College's five academic departments offer undergraduate and graduate programs leading to a North Carolina lincense as a professional educator in public school education, K-12. The fifth department prepares professionals for post-secondary teaching and administration. There are also programs leading to educator licensure in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
The NCATE has approved the University's teacher education programs since 1960 with accrediting visits each ten years. In recent years, the schedule was changed to every five years. Qualifying for an educator's license in another state is simplified for graduates of an NCATE-approved institution. In 2006-2007, NC State conducted a self-study of its programs, students, faculty and resources to assure that NCATE standards were met.
NC Department of Public Instruction
The NCDPI administers the NC Board of Education's process for approval of teacher education programs leading to a public school educator's license. NC State offers a wide array of degree programs through which a graduate may qualify for a license as a teacher, administrator, counselor, curriculum-instruction specialist, instructional specialist-computers, school psychologist and school social worker.
