WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — West Liberty University is proud to announce that it has earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). “These providers meet high Read More
CAEP Accredited
Initial Programs:
Art K-Adult
Biology 9-Adult
Elementary Education K-6
Early Intervention PreK-K
Early Childhood PreK-K (minor)
English 5-Adult
English 5-9 (minor)
General Science 5-Adult
General Science 5-9 (minor)
Health and Physical Education K-Adult
Mathematics 5-Adult
Mathematics 5-9 (minor)
Middle Childhood Education (contains 2 5-9 minors)
Music K-Adult
Social Studies 5-Adult
Social Studies 5-9 (minor)
Special Education K-6 or 5-Adult (minors)
CAEP Accredited Advanced Programs:
Reading Specialist
Special Education
CAEP Annual Reporting Measures
Completer impact is included through presentation of action-research projects conducted by program completers in their respective K-12 school sites. Each row in the attached file represents one completer’s action research on completer effectiveness. Performance portfolio data are also included in the below file.
2021-2022 Undergraduate Completer Effectiveness Case Studies
2021-2022 Undergraduate Performance Portfolio Data
2022-2023 Undergraduate Performance Portfolio Data
2023-2024 Undergraduate Performance Portfolio Data
2024-2025 Undergraduate Performance Portfolio Data
Fall 2025 Professional Portfolio
Completer effectiveness is included through dispositions assessments conducted by cooperating teachers in K-12 schools.
2021-2022 Undergraduate Disposition Data
2022-2023 Undergraduate Disposition Data
2021-2022 Graduate Disposition Data
2022-2023 Graduate Disposition Data
2023-2024 Undergraduate/Graduate Disposition Data
Evidence for Measure 2 includes an employer satisfaction survey, agendas and minutes from EPPAC that includes K-12 educators, university faculty, and WV Department of Education personnel.
Evidence of Stakeholder Involvement:
Employer Satisfaction Survey for Undergraduate Students
Employer Satisfaction Analysis by Program
2025 Survey of Cooperating Teacher or Employer
Spring 2023 EPPAC – Agenda & Minutes
Fall 2022 EPPAC – Agenda & Minutes
Spring 2022 EPPAC – Agenda & Minutes
Fall 2021 EPPAC – Agenda & Minutes
2021-2025 EPPAC- Agenda & Minutes
2021-2022 Memorandum of Understanding for Undergraduate and Advanced Programs
2022-2023 Memorandum of Understanding for Undergraduate and Advanced Programs
2022-2025 Memorandum of Understanding for Undergraduate and Advanced Programs
Data demonstrating candidate competency at completion is presented through the Praxis II licensure area testing required by the West Virginia Department of Education. These data include all test takers during the 2021-2022 academic year. Reading Specialist Praxis II results are for the advanced program. All other results are for undergraduate candidates.
2021-2022 Praxis II Testing Data
2021-2022 Praxis II Graduate Testing Data
2022-2023 Praxis II Graduate Testing Data
Also included are implemented lesson plan performance data for undergraduate students.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is a programmatic postsecondary accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CAAHEP carries out its accrediting activities in cooperation with 25 review Committees on Accreditation.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
ACSM is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, with nearly 50,000 members and certified fitness professionals. All are dedicated to ACSM’s mission to educate and empower professionals to advance the science and practice of health and human performance.