Accreditation

Concordia University, St. Paul, has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association* since 1967, with re-accreditation given in 1997.

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 2000.

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

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:

	1999/2000 cohort	94%
	2000/2001 cohort	93%
	2001/2002 cohort	95%
	2002/2003 cohort	99%
	2003/2004 cohort	94%

The percentages represent those program completers who have passed one or more tests of the Praxis I examination (Reading, Writing, or Mathematics). In order to be licensed to teach in the State of Minnesota, candidates must pass all three portions of the Praxis I. By way of comparison, the statewide pass rate for Minnesota teacher education programs was 98% in 1999/2000 and 95% in 2003/2004.