{"id":14521,"date":"2023-08-18T13:20:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=14521"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:53:24","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/about\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our teacher education programs are accredited by Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and certified by <strong>RIDE<\/strong> (Rhode Island Department of Education).<a href=\"https:\/\/aaqep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/aaqep.org\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8436\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/AAQEP-300x221.png\" alt=\"AAQEP\" width=\"200\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/AAQEP-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/AAQEP-364x268.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/AAQEP-500x368.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/AAQEP.png 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2025-URI-Advanced-Programs-AAQEP-Annual-Report-for-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2025-URI-Intital-Programs-AAQEP-Annual-Report-for-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 AAQEP Initial Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/URI-COEDU-2024-Advanced-Programs-AAQEP-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/URI-COEDU-2024-Initial-Programs-AAQEP-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 AAQEP Initial Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2023-URI-AAQEP-Annual-Report-Advanced-Programs-PART-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2023-URI-AAQEP-Annual-Report-Intial-Programs-PART-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 AAQEP Initial Programs Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/FULL-REPORT-Initial-Programs-URI-QAR.pdf\">2022 Initial Program Quality Assurance Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/FULL-REPORT-Advanced-Programs-URI-QAR.pdf\">2022 Advanced Programs Quality Assurance Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2022-Accreditation-Action-Report-University-of-Rhode-Island-Initial.pdf\">2022 Initial Programs AAQEP Accreditation Action Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/2022-Accreditation-Action-Report-University-of-Rhode-Island-Advanced.pdf\">2022 Advanced Programs AAQEP Accreditation Action Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Title-II-Program-Report-2024.pdf\">2024 Title II Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ride.ri.gov\/Portals\/0\/Uploads\/Documents\/Teachers-and-Administrators-Excellent-Educators\/Educator-Certification\/PrepRI\/PREP%20Reports\/2017%20URI%20Report.pdf\">2017 PREP-RI Program Approval Report (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rhode Island Educator Preparation Index<\/h3>\n<p>For information about hiring and retention of our graduates, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/tableau.ride.ri.gov\/t\/Public\/views\/EdPrepIndex\/Dashboard_Summary?%3Adisplay_count=n&amp;%3Aembed=y&amp;%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&amp;%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&amp;%3AshowAppBanner=false&amp;%3AshowVizHome=n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Educator Preparation Index<\/a>&nbsp;on the RIDE website.<\/p>\n<h3>Candidate Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p>Upon successful completion of a URI teacher certification program, candidates will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a firm understanding of the content and pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions for teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Be successful in lesson planning for active learning.<\/li>\n<li>Complete multiple practicum experiences, culminating with a final practicum\/internship that prepares candidates to be the teacher of record in their own classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Understand and assess their impact on student learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our teacher education programs are accredited by Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and certified by RIDE (Rhode Island Department of Education). 2025 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report 2025 AAQEP Initial Programs Annual Report 2024 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report 2024 AAQEP Initial Programs Annual Report 2023 AAQEP Advanced Programs Annual Report 2023 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