NCTE/CAEP* Standards for English Language Arts

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The National Council of Teachers of English is one of thirteen subject specific organizations with membership in the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the professional accrediting agency for teacher preparation. Institutions seeking CAEP accreditation must meet carefully developed specific conditions. One of those conditions is program approval.

In July 2021, the NCTE Executive Committee approved the new NCTE Standards for the Initial Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts 7–12 (Initial Licensure). These new standards are approved for immediate use as the required standards for CAEP program review. Teacher preparation programs are encouraged to begin implementing these standards and revising their assessments accordingly. Programs seeking CAEP recognition may continue to submit program reports aligned to the 2012 standards until Fall 2023 at which time the new standards will become mandatory.

New 2021 Standards

Institutions “Nationally Recognized” by NCTE

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has adopted the NCTE program standards for undergraduate programs for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Secondary English Language Arts. Institutions seeking CAEP accreditation submit their English education programs for review to NCTE. Listed are the current institutions whose English education programs have been reviewed and are “nationally recognized” by NCTE. To see the list of “Recognized Programs”, click here.

Additional information on the CAEP accreditation process is available from CAEP, 1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036, or call 202-223-0077.