Accreditation

Concordia University, St. Paul, is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a memeber of the North Central Association*. Concordia University, St. Paul has been accedited since 1967, with re-accreditation given in 2008.

All professional teacher education licensure programs have been accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education** since 1969. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel. The programs were most recently re-accredited in 2003. The graduate programs in education are also accredited by NCATE. Additionally, all teacher licensure programs are approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.*** The most recent approval was completed in 2008.

Concordia University is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs**** to offer the following business degrees: Bachelor of Business Administration with Majors in:

Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Double major - Accounting and Finance
Double major - Finance and Marketing

The most recent accreditation for the Bachelor of Business Administration was granted in April 2005.

*North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60602-2504; (312) 263-0456.

**National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036-1023; (202) 466-7496.

***Minnesota Board of Teaching, 1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113-4266; (651) 582-8833.

****Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, 7007 College Boulevard, Suite 420, Overland Park, Kansas 66211; (913) 339-6226

*****Council for Higher Education Accreditation, One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 955-6126

Federal Title II Reporting for Teacher Education

In compliance with public disclosure requirements for institutions of higher education in the Higher Education Act, Title II, sections 207(f)(1) and 207 (f)(2): The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has reported the following institutional pass rates for Concordia University regarding program completers in teacher education:

Concordia University	Basic Skills	Professional Knowledge	Academic Content	Total
2004/2005	95	97	95	93
2005/2006	98	98	96	95
2006/2007	83	92	92	84
2007/2008	96	98	95	91

State of Minnesota	Basic Skills	Professional Knowledge	Academic Content	Total
2004/2005	97	99	93	91
2005/2006	95	98	93	90
2006/2007	96	99	95	92
2007/2008	95	99	94	91

Concordia University is a memeber of the Council for Higher Education Administration (CHEA)*****. A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an associaton of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizeds 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.

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