The Mount’s Education Programs Nationally Recognized

Elite Accreditation Received

EMMITSBURG, MD - Mount St. Mary’s University has received accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for its Education Programs.   NCATE also announced they will use the Mount’s program as a model for other institutions seeking accreditation.

“The NCATE accreditation places the Mount in an elite group of universities and colleges offering a teacher education program that has met demanding national professional standards for educator preparation,” says Dr. David Rehm, the Mount’s vice president of academic affairs.

NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for colleges and universities that prepares teachers for work in elementary and secondary schools. Through its peer review process, NCATE ensures that accredited institutions produce competent, committed, and professional teachers who possess the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to help all students learn.

“After a 4-year process, the education department is honored to be recognized in this field,” says The Mount’s Dr. Barbara Martin Palmer, chair of the Education Department.  “Supporting the department was the entire Mount community along with our Professional Development Schools and Partner Schools in Frederick County, MD.  I extend a heartfelt thank you to the many people who contributed to our successful review. “

Currently, NCATE accredits 623 institutions which produce two-thirds of the nation’s new teacher graduates each year. Near 100 institutions are candidates for accreditation. 

NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow and for the next century.

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