Stephen F. Austin State University

Accreditations

Nationally Accredited Programs



Dept/School/College Program Accreditation Agency Contact Person E-mail
Perkins College of Education SFASU Unit - Educator Preparation
Programs (45 certification areas)
National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Amanda Rudolph rudolpham@sfasu.edu
Elementary Education Early Childhood Laboratory National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Lori Harkness lharkness@sfasu.edu
Human Sciences All departmental programs American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Lynda Martin martinlj@sfasu.edu
Human Sciences Interior Design Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Sally Ann Swearingen sswearingen@sfasu.edu
Human Sciences Nutrition/Dietetics
(Undergraduate and Graduate)
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition & Dietetics (ACEND)

Natalie Hensarling

Darla O'Dwyer

hesarlink@sfasu.edu

dodwyer@sfasu.edu

Human Services Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and NCATE Le'Ann Solmonson lsolmonson@sfasu.edu
Human Services Rehabilitation Counseling Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Bob Choate rchoate@sfasu.edu
Human Services Speech-Language Pathology (Graduate) Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CAC-ASHA) Nagalpura Viswanath viswanatn@sfasu.edu
Kinesiology Athletic Training Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) Linda Bobo and
lbobo@sfasu.edu

National Recognition by Specialized Professional Associations for Educator Preparation Programs



Dept/School/College Program Accreditation Agency Contact Person E-mail
Elementary Education Early Childhood Education
(Initial, PBIC, and Advanced)
National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC)
Vikki Boatman vboatman@sfasu.edu
Elementary Education Middle School National Middle School Association (NMSA) Claudia Whitley whitleyc@sfasu.edu
Elementary Education Middle School Mathematics National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM)
Claudia Whitley whitleyc@sfasu.edu
Elementary Education Reading Specialist International Reading Association (IRA) Vi Alexander valexander@sfasu.edu
Human Services Deaf and Hard of Hearing Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Scott Whitney swhitney@sfasu.edu
Human Services EC-12 Special Education Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Melanie McGill mmcgill@sfasu.edu
Human Services Educational Diagnostician Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Paige Mask maskp@sfasu.edu
Human Services School Psychology National Association of School Psychologists Chris Ninness cninness@sfasu.edu
Human Services Visual Impairment Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Dixie Mercer dmercer@sfasu.edu
Kinesiology and Health Science EC-12 Health American Association for Health Education:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHE: AAHPERD)
DawnElla Rust drust@sfasu.edu
Mathematics 8-12 Mathematics National Council for Teachers of Mathematics(NCTM) Deborah Pace dpace@sfasu.edu
Modern Languages 8-12 Modern Languages American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Joyce Johnston
Jeana Paul-Urena
jjohnston@sfasu.edu
jpaulurena@sfasu.edu
Secondary Ed. and Ed. Leadership Principal Educational Leadership Consituent Council (ELCC) Ralph Marshall rlmarshall@sfasu.edu
Secondary Ed. and Ed. Leadership Superintendent Educational Leadership Consituent Council (ELCC) Pauline Sampson sampsonp@sfasu.edu