Professional Education Programs Leading to Licensure

Overview

NAU’s Professional Education Programs (PEP) consists of 31 undergraduate and graduate programs across five colleges, that prepare teachers and school leaders, counselors, and psychologists. There were 2,183 candidates enrolled in initial teacher preparation programs during Fall 2020 and 556 graduates in FY 2020. There were 640 students enrolled in advanced programs in Fall 2020 and 273 graduates in FY 2020. In 2017, NAU earned Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation. PEP manages student teaching placements and ensures candidates meet outlined expectations for the student teaching course. PEP oversees the quality assurance system established to collect and monitor assessment data as well as the accreditation and state approval processes and reporting for education programs leading to licensure in Arizona. PEP also manages the Arizona Teachers Academy at NAU Scholarship & Program, designed to support recruitment and retention of teachers for Arizona’s public schools.

PEP is here to help!

To support the health of NAU’s campuses and communities, we encourage the recommended practice of social distancing by communicating via email and phone with our staff. You can do this by:

• Emailing our office at PEPAdministration@nau.edu
• Calling our Flagstaff office at 928-523-7246
• Calling our South Mountain Campus office at 928 523-0358

We are also happy to meet with you via Zoom. Please contact us via email or phone to set-up an appointment.