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AAQEP

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

Grand Canyon University is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

AAQEP-Accredited Programs at GCU:

  • Initial Programs 
  • Advanced Programs

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Program Accreditation

The programs listed below have been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP through June 30, 2026. Full accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and have demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.

Undergraduate Programs

  • BS in Early Childhood (ITL) 
  • BS in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary Education – ESL (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary Education – Christian Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary Education – Teaching Reading (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary Education – STEM (ITL) 
  • BS in Elementary and Special Education (ITL) 
  • BA in English for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BA in History for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BA in Dance for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BA in Theatre for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Mathematics for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Business for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Biology for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Chemistry for Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • BS in Physical Education (ITL) 
  • BA in Dance Education (ITL) 
  • BA in Music Education – Choral: Piano (ITL) 
  • BA in Music Education – Choral: Voice (ITL) 
  • BA in Music Education – Instrumental: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion or Strings (ITL) 
  • BA in Music Education – Instrumental: Voice (ITL) 
  • BA in Theatre Education (ITL) 

Graduate Licensure

  • MEd in Early Childhood Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Early Childhood Education Nevada ARL (ITL) 
  • MEd in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Elementary Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Elementary Education Nevada ARL (ITL) 
  • MEd in Elementary Education and Special Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Secondary Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Humanities (ITL) 
  • MEd in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in STEM (ITL) 
  • MEd in Secondary Humanities Education Nevada ARL (ITL) 
  • MEd in Secondary STEM Education Nevada ARL (ITL) 
  • MEd in Special Education (ITL) 
  • MEd in Special Education: Moderate to Severe (ITL) 
  • MEd in Special Education Nevada ARL (ITL)

Advanced Degree Programs

  • MA in Reading Education K-12 
  • MA in Reading – Emphasis in Elementary Education 
  • MA in Reading – Emphasis in Secondary Education 
  • MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

AAQEP Annual Reports

GCU presents the following AAQEP Annual Reports for public review. Institutions, including GCU, receive official testing scores for completers in states in which the programs are approved by that state’s Department of Education or licensing agency. Therefore, score reports submitted to AAQEP include all Arizona-approved teacher and principal preparation programs and Nevada-approved program completers only. Completers must identify GCU as their institution of study. The programs included in these reports are presented above. Pass rates for all other states are not currently available to GCU.

2024 AAQEP Annual Report

Initial Programs

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2024 AAQEP Annual Report

Advanced Programs

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University Accreditation and Regulation

Grand Canyon University has been institutionaly accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1968. Visit our University Accreditation page for information about the HLC and how it serves the students of GCU.

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