The School of Education at PennWest Edinboro is proudly accredited by Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) and meets standards for three other accreditation bodies, ensuring the excellence of an PennWest Edinboro education degree.
Accreditation at PennWest Edinboro means that its programs are authorized and approved by the national organizations listed below. Edinboro meets the teaching standards set by these organizations to completely prepare its students for their own successful careers. Our students’ continued success stems from the insightful, hands-on training they get from these excellent accredited programs.
Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP)
Edinboro’s CAEP-accredited programs include:
Program Name |
Program Degree |
Art Education | Baccalaureate |
Early Childhood Education | Master's |
Early Childhood Education | Baccalaureate |
Educational Leadership: District Level | Specialist or C.A.S. |
Educational Leadership: Building Level | Master's |
English Secondary | Baccalaureate |
Health and Physical Education | Baccalaureate |
Mathematics | Baccalaureate |
Middle Level | Post Baccalaureate |
Middle Level Education | Baccalaureate |
Reading | Master's |
School Psychology | Specialist or C.A.S. |
Science Secondary | Baccalaureate |
Secondary English | Post Baccalaureate |
Secondary Mathematics | Post Baccalaureate |
Secondary Science | Post Baccalaureate |
Secondary Social Studies | Post Baccalaureate |
Social Studies | Baccalaureate |
Special Education | Master's |
Special Education | Baccalaureate |
Supervisor of Special Education | Specialist or C.A.S. |
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Program (CACREP)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
International Literacy Association (ILA)
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) - Post Baccalaureate
School of Education
140 Butterfield Hall
310 Scotland Road
Edinboro, PA 16444
Phone: 814-732-2724