Johns Hopkins University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Middle States is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Since 1921, Middle States has continuously accredited Johns Hopkins University.
Individual schools and/or programs, such as the Johns Hopkins School of Education, are accredited by specialized accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Johns Hopkins School of Education and/or its programs are accredited and approved by:
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
- Maryland Higher Education Commission (MEHC)
Licensure
The Johns Hopkins University is authorized by the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate as an institution of higher education in Maryland, offering educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate. The School of Education programs leading to licensure are approved by the Maryland State Department of Education, a participant in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Interstate Agreement. School of Education master’s programs that lead to licensure include:
Programs Leading to Licensure
- Counseling
- Special Education
- Teaching Professionals
- School Administration and Supervision
- Gifted Education
Assessment
The Johns Hopkins School of Education is committed to improving practices through an assessment process based on research and innovation. This mission follows an evaluation process driven by the Johns Hopkins University, the nation’s largest research university, and managed by the Office of Innovative Learning Design and Assessment. The school continually reviews its assessment processes, programs, candidate levels, and assesses its goals, objectives, and operations.
Assessment ensures that students learn.
Assessment data provide evidence of the achievement of each individual learner when measured against established acceptable and established benchmarks. Each learner’s performance is measured through targeted assessment and is benchmarked against learning objectives derived from SOE Mission, Vision, Core Values, professional standards, state standards, and program goals. Assessment results and outcomes are analyzed and evaluated to monitor student learning attainment and provide indicators that guide and support learning experiences and achievements.
Assessment ensures that courses and programs are effective.
Assessment results provide evidence that professional standards and discipline-specific standards are effectively addressed and that candidates demonstrate achievement of the standards relative to their learning goals. Assessment to demonstrate accountability and mastery of required standards is an important reason to assess learning accomplishments. Measures of learning assure external constituents (such as potential candidates, trustees, public officials, supporters, and accreditors) that the organization is meeting its goals.
Assessment ensures that professional standards are met.
Assessment results provide evidence that professional standards and discipline-specific standards are effectively addressed and that candidates demonstrate achievement of the standards relative to their learning goals. Assessment to demonstrate accountability and mastery of required standards is an important reason to assess learning accomplishments. Measures of learning assure external constituents (such as potential candidates, trustees, public officials, supporters, and accreditors) that the organization is meeting its goals.
Assessment ensures that the school’s mission, vision, and core values are addressed.
Mission, vision, and core values define what the School of Education aspires to implement in affecting change and values in the community, and its student body. Assessment analyses provide evidence that learning outcomes across programs align with the mission, vision, and core values.
Information for Current or Prospective Students
Current or prospective students may obtain or review copies of documents describing the accreditation, approval, and/or licensing of the university and its programs through links on this website or upon request by emailing [email protected].
Information for Online Students
Johns Hopkins participates in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). The voluntary regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education provides the university with approval to offer its distance education programs in other NC-SARA states. Students who reside in on-SARA states while taking Johns Hopkins online courses and programs may obtain contact information for the state in which they reside through the Johns Hopkins Office of the Provost’s Higher Education Agencies in Other States list.