ARC Accreditation

• ARC is approved as an initial educator preparation program by the Connecticut State Board of Education at 450 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103. Undergraduate and graduate education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 223-0077.

• The programs we offer that are approved at the initial certification level are the following:

• Business Education, 7-12

• Mathematics, 7-12

• English, 7-12

• Science:

• Biology, 7-12

• Chemistry, 7-12

• Earth Science, 7-12

• General Science, 7-12

• Physics, 7-12

• Music Education, PK-12

• Family and Consumer Science, PK-12

• Technology Education, PK-12

• World Languages:

• Mandarin Chinese, 7-12

• French, 7-12

• German, 7-12

• Italian, 7-12

• Latin and Classical Humanities, 7-12

• Spanish, 7-12

• Portuguese, 7-12

• Russian, 7-12

• Other World Language, 7-12

• Elementary World Languages

• Mandarin Chinese, K-6

• French, K-6

• German, K-6

• Italian, K-6

• Spanish, K-6

• Portuguese, K-6

• Russian, K-6

• Other World Language, K-6




• On February 13, 2023, the Accreditation Council for CAEP granted Probationary Accreditation for ARC due to the need for growth in Standard 4. CAEP will return to ARC in the fall of 2024 to gather evidence of improvements of stipulations cited.

• While on probation, ARC is still permitted to conduct its program and prepare ARC candidates for certification, however it cannot offer any new certification areas until ARC meets proficiency in all areas.

• Our programs will be reviewed again in 2025 by the CSDE and CBOE. ARC’s initial level programs were rated on the probationary level by the CSDE and granted Probationary Accreditation on September 6th, 2023 by the Connecticut Board of Education. Probationary Accreditation is granted when the Accreditation Council determines that an educator preparation provider (EPP) does not meet one (1) of the CAEP standards. Complete information about CBU’s accreditation status may be found here: CAEP Accreditation Status and Policies