Special Education Undergraduate Assessment


The teaching degrees offered by the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at USU are accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Programs (AAQEP).

AAQEP Accreditation Quality Assurance Report, submitted November 2018, reviewed February 2019

Notification of Accreditation Decision May 2019

2020 AAQEP Annual Report

Feedback from AAQEP on 2020 Annual Report

Accreditation Annual Reports

https://cehs.usu.edu/about/annual-report-school-counseling

https://cehs.usu.edu/about/annual-report-instructional-leadership

https://cehs.usu.edu/about/annual-report-teacher-education


The following teaching majors in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling are accredited through AAQEP:

  • Special Education Online Practical Teacher Training (OPTT):  Birth to Age 5 Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education Online Practical Teacher Training (OPTT):  Mild/Moderate Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education Online Practical Teacher Training (OPTT):  Severe Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Birth to 5 Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Birth to 5 Emphasis/Early Childhood Education Dual Major – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Mild/Moderate & Birth to 5 Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Mild/Moderate & Severe Dual Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Mild/Moderate Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Mild/Moderate Emphasis/Elementary Education Composite – BA, BS 
  • Special Education:  Mild/Moderate Emphasis/Secondary Education Dual– BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Severe & Birth to 5 Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Severe Emphasis – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Severe Emphasis/Elementary Education Composite – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Severe Emphasis/Secondary Education Dual – BA, BS
  • Special Education:  Birth to 5 Emphasis – BA, BS