{"id":275,"date":"2026-10-01T19:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-educational-studies\/?page_id=275"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:27:08","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-educational-studies\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-275\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-275-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-275-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-275-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland is a member in good standing of the Association for <a href=\"https:\/\/aaqep.org\/\">Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)<\/a>, a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. AAQEP accreditation affirms that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and that the program has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality. AAQEP awarded initial accreditation status in August 2026 (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaqep.org\/files\/2026%20Accreditation%20Action%20Report%20-%20St_%20Mary's%20College%20of%20Maryland.pdf\">Action Report<\/a>) to the programs listed below, which must host their next site visit prior to June 30, 2031 to maintain accreditation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Art, PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>Biology, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Chinese, PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>Early Childhood Education, PreK-3<\/li>\n<li>Elementary Education, 1-6<\/li>\n<li>English, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Education, K-12<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Science, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>French, PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>History\/Social Studies, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Music, PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>Physics, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Social Studies, 7-12<\/li>\n<li>Spanish, PreK-12<\/li>\n<li>Special Education, 1-8<\/li>\n<li>Theater, 7-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-275-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-275-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-275\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aaqep.org\/accredited-programs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/10\/st-marys-college-maryland-PNG-AAQEP-color-300x221.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/10\/st-marys-college-maryland-PNG-AAQEP-color-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2026\/10\/st-marys-college-maryland-PNG-AAQEP-color.png 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"Logo with large letters \u201cAAQEP\u201d above the text \u201cAssociation for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation\u201d in blue and teal on a light background.\" alt=\"Logo with large letters \u201cAAQEP\u201d above the text \u201cAssociation for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation\u201d in blue and teal on a light background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. 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