Specialized Professional Accreditation and Recognition
What is Specialized Professional Accreditation and Recognition?
Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs) define content-area standards for specific programs.
For more information:
SPA Standards and Report Forms
School Counseling
The School Counseling program at UNC School of Education is a 14-month and 60 credit-hour program based on innovative Strengths-Based school counseling framework.
Our school counseling program is accredited nationally by Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
For more information, click on the following links:
School Psychology
The Ph.D. in School Psychology is an 64 credit hour program program that leads to licensure as a psychologist in North Carolina as well as most other states.
The doctoral program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
For more information, click on the following links:
American Psychological Association (APA)
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Human Development and Family Studies
The Human Development & Family Studies program is an interdisciplinary pre-professional program prepares you for a career and/or graduate program in human services, counseling, allied health, and education.
The program has been recognized by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) as a program offering coursework that fulfills the requirements for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential.