New Mexico State University

All initial and advanced teacher education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the new accrediting organization for educator licensure programs that is the result of the consolidation of NCATE and TEAC. This accreditation indicates that these teacher education programs follow CAEP's five standards, which center on: (1) Preparing teachers who have strong content and pedagogical knowledge, (2) Meaningful field experiences, (3) Attracting competitive and diverse cohorts, (4) Impacting the P-12 students in their classrooms upon graduation, and (5) Regular self-assessment and evidence based decision to make continuous improvements to our programs. NMSU CAEP accredited initial and advanced programs are listed below:

• Initial Licensure Program Pathways: 1) Early Childhood Education (Undergraduate and Graduate), 2) Elementary Education (Undergraduate and Graduate), 3) Secondary Education (Undergraduate and Graduate), 4) Special Education (Undergraduate and Graduate), 5) Early Childhood Alternative License (Graduate Certificate), 6) Elementary Alternative License (Graduate Certificate), Secondary Alternative License (Graduate Certificate), and Special Education Alternative License (Graduate Certificate)
• Advanced Program Pathways: 1) Principal Licensure (Graduate Certificate),  2) Teacher of the Visually Impaired (Specialist)

In addition, the College's programs are accredited or approved by seven different accrediting agencies. These are: 

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
• The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)

Title II Reports

• • Title II Alternative Report Submitted 2022
  • Title II Traditional Report Submitted 2022
  • Title II Alternative Report Submitted 2023
  • Title II Traditional Report Submitted 2023
  • Title II Alternative Report Submitted 2024
  • Title II Traditional Report Submitted 2024

CAEP Accountability Measures

Data for Measures 1, 2, and 4 will be provided by Summer 2026. Thank you for your patience as we work with our partners to collect data related to Completer effectiveness, Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement, and Ability of completers to be hired (in positions for which they have prepared).

Click on each measure to pull up our most recent data in a Word Document. 

Impact Measures 

Measure 1 (Initial): Completer effectiveness and impact on p-12 learning and development (Component R4.1) 

Measure 2 (Initial and Advanced): Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement (Components R4.2, R5.3, RA.4.1) 

Outcome Measures 

Measure 3 (Initial and Advanced): Candidate competency at program completion (Component R3.3, RA3.4) 

Measure 4 (Initial and Advanced): Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have been prepared