{"id":10213,"date":"2025-09-21T00:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/?page_id=10213"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:40:36","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-1\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-10\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/files\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-10-at-2.51.47-PM.png\" alt=\"COEPD Office of Assessment Logo\" width=\"1170\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-1\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Marshall University\u2019s College of Education and Professional Development (COEPD) currently offers three baccalaureate degrees, nine masters\u2019 degrees, two education specialist degrees, one doctoral degree, and 29 licensure areas delivered in both traditional and non-traditional formats.\u00a0 The COEPD Office of Assessment ensures that COEPD programs comply with the assessment standards of relevant accrediting bodies, including the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the West Virginia Department of Education, and the University.\u00a0 The COEPD Office of Assessment also helps guide both initial-licensure and advanced level program evaluation.\u00a0 The COEPD Office of Assessment ensures that graduates have received a dynamic education that is held to the highest national standards.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2019, the COEPD was granted Accreditation by the Accreditation Council of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation through June 2026 at the initial-licensure level and the advanced-level.<\/p>\n<h2>COEPD Office of Assessment<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/caep-accreditation\/\">CAEP Accreditation\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/caep-accreditation\/comment\/\">Call for Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/caep-accountability-measures\/\">CAEP Accountability Measures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/accreditation-timeline\/\">Accreditation Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/standards\/\">Standards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/structure\/\">COEPD Organizational Structure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/programs\/\">COEPD Academic Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/alda\/\">Advanced-Level Candidate Disposition Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/office-of-assessment\/essential-functions\/\">Essential Functions<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Calendars<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/calendar\/\">COEPD Assessment Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/coepd-five-year-program-review-schedule\/\">COEPD Five-Year Program Review Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/spa-submission-calendar\/\">SPA Submission Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Steering Committee<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/files\/2020\/10\/caep-handbook-final.pdf\">CAEP Consolidated Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/committee-materials\/\">Committee Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/steering-committee\/committee-description\/\">Committee Description<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/steering-committee\/committee-responsibilities\/\">Committee Responsibilities\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/steering-committee\/committee-membership\/\">Committee Membership<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Content Validity<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/content-validity\/content-validity-procedure\/\">Content Validity &amp; Reliability Procedure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/content-validity\/content-validity-procedure\/\">Content Validity &amp; Reliability Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>COEPD Data<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/alda-results\/\">Advanced-Level Candidate Dispositions Assessment (ALDA) Evaluation Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/residencyi\/\">Residency I<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/residencyii\/\">Residency II<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/wvtpa\/\">West Virginia Teacher Performance Assessment (WVTPA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/leveliii\/\">Level III Clinical Experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/completers-in-west-virginia-schools\/\">Completers In West Virginia Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/ability-to-be-hired\/\">Ability to be Hired<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Assessment Summits<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/fall2022-assessment-summit\/\">Fall 2022 Assessment Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd-assessment\/spring-2023-assessment-summit\/\">Spring 2023 Assessment Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Meet the Team<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mx-0 lg:-mx-4\"><div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/3 px-0 lg:px-4 mb-4 lg:mb-8 flex flex-row\"><div class=\"w-full bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200 px-4 py-4\"><div class=\"text-xl font-semibold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/profile\/tim-melvin\/\">Dr. Timothy Melvin<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pt-3 grid grid-cols-3 gap-4\"><div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_Melvin.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_Melvin.png 640w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/headshot_Melvin-212x300.png 212w\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full rounded-lg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"font-semibold\">Associate Professor &amp; Director of Assessment, COEPD<\/div><div>Office: EB 201G<\/div><div>Phone: 304-696-3624<\/div><div class=\"hidden xl:block\"><a href=\"mailto:melvin7@marshall.edu\">melvin7@marshall.edu<\/a><\/div><div class=\"block xl:hidden\"><a href=\"mailto:melvin7@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/3 px-0 lg:px-4 mb-4 lg:mb-8 flex flex-row\"><div class=\"w-full bg-gray-100 border border-gray-200 px-4 py-4\"><div class=\"text-xl font-semibold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/profile\/jason-chirgwin\/\">Jason Chirgwin<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pt-3 grid grid-cols-3 gap-4\"><div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/JasonChirgwin.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/JasonChirgwin.png 496w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/files\/JasonChirgwin-202x300.png 202w\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full rounded-lg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"col-span-2\"><div class=\"font-semibold\">Assessment Analyst and Technology Coordinator<\/div><div>Office: EB 201F<\/div><div>Phone: 304-696-3988<\/div><div class=\"hidden xl:block\"><a href=\"mailto:chirgwin1@marshall.edu\">chirgwin1@marshall.edu<\/a><\/div><div class=\"block xl:hidden\"><a href=\"mailto:chirgwin1@marshall.edu\">Email<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University\u2019s College of Education and Professional Development (COEPD) currently offers three baccalaureate degrees, nine masters\u2019 degrees, two education specialist degrees, one doctoral degree, and 29 licensure areas delivered in both traditional and non-traditional formats.\u00a0 The COEPD Office of Assessment ensures that COEPD programs comply with the assessment standards of relevant accrediting bodies, including the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":553,"featured_media":10611,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10213","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10213"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10659,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10213\/revisions\/10659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}