Accreditation
Bank Street Graduate School of Education is fully accredited. As a student, you can be assured that we are dedicated to an ongoing review of our programs. Your educational experience is important to you, just as it is important to us.
Bank Street College has been continuously accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education since 1960. Our Periodic Review Report was submitted on June 1, 2020, and the next Self-Study Report and visit is scheduled for the 2024-25 academic year.
Bank Street College of Education 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. The programs listed below have been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP through June 30, 2028. Full accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.
Access the 2024 AAQEP Report for Bank Street Graduate School (pdf)
AAQEP-Accredited Programs at Bank Street
Teacher Preparation
| Adolescent Mathematics Education | Early Childhood General Education |
| Bilingual Extension Certificate | Early Childhood General Education Advanced Standing |
| Childhood General Education | Early Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification (On Campus or Online) |
| Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification (On Campus or Online) | Early Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification/Dual Degree with Columbia University School of Social Work |
| Childhood Special and General Education Dual Certification/Dual degree with Columbia School of Social Work | Early Childhood Special Education |
| Childhood Special Education | Early Childhood Special Education Advanced Certificate |
| Childhood Special Education Advanced Certificate | Early Childhood Special Education/Dual Degree with Columbia University School of Social Work |
| Childhood Special Education/Dual degree with Columbia School of Social Work | Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education |
| Cross-Age: Early Childhood and Childhood General Education | Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Childhood General Education | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Advanced Certificate |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Childhood Special and General Education | Teacher Leader in Mathematics Education |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Childhood Special Education | Teaching Literacy Advanced Literacy Specialization |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Early Childhood General Education | Teaching Literacy and Childhood General Education Dual Certification |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Early Childhood Special and General Education | Teaching Literacy: Classroom or Clinical Focus |
| Dual Language / Bilingual Early Childhood Special Education | Teaching Students with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist |
Leadership Preparation
| Early Childhood Leadership Advanced Certificate (Online) | Leadership in Mathematics Education |
| Future School Leaders Academy | Progressive Leadership Program (On Campus or Online) |
| Leadership for Educational Change | School District Leader (On Campus or Online) |
NC-SARA
The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) was established to help expand students’ access to educational opportunities and ensure more efficient, consistent, and effective regulation of distance education programs.
Two critical components of NC-SARA’s mission are:
- To assure students are well-served in a rapidly-changing education landscape, and
- To increase the quality and value of higher education credentials earned through distance education programs.
To do so, NC-SARA participating institutions must meet certain requirements, many of which are focused on ensuring appropriate consumer protections for students.
Key NC-SARA Student Consumer Protections include:
All NC-SARA institutions:
- Must be accredited
- Must have US oversight
- Must demonstrate healthy finances
- Are accountable for third-party providers
- Must adhere to high standards
- Must uphold stringent reporting and accountability requirements
- Are required to have transparency around professional licensure
- Must find ways to meet obligations to students
To learn more about each of these protections, visit the NC-SARA website.
Bank Street Graduate School of Education is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA). Initial responsibility for the investigation and resolution of complaints resides with Bank Street Graduate School of Education. Further consideration and resolution, if necessary, is the responsibility of the NC-SARA Portal Entity, and other responsible agencies for Higher Education in New York State.
Out of State Distance Education student complaints may be resolved utilizing the following two-step process. Please note that SARA policies do not cover complaints related to grades or student conduct violations:
Step 1: Institutional Complaint Process
Bank Street makes every effort to resolve student complaints internally using policies and procedures outlined in the current College Catalog. The institutional complaint process for distance learning students is the same for all students regardless of physical location. It is expected that students will fully utilize all such administrative procedures to address concerns and/or complaints in a timely manner and according to timeframes outlined in the College Catalog. Resources including academic grievance procedures and other student complaint processes can be found on the Academic Catalogs page as well as our Policies of Conduct & Standards page.
Step 2: Your Residency Determines Your Next Step
Out-of-State Students: If your complaint is not resolved at the institutional level (Step 1), then out-of- state students residing in NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement) states, which includes all states except California, may appeal the complaint to the SARA state portal entity in New York within two years of the incident about which the complaint is made.
To access information regarding the SARA Student Complaint process, please visit the SARA Student Complaints webpage. Please note the SARA Complaint webpage is informational only. You may also visit the New York State Education Department website to review the SARA student complaint procedures.
New York State Residents: If your complaint is not resolved at the institutional level (Step 1), then you may refer your complaint to the New York State Education Department through the complaint form located on the New York State Education Department website.
A complaint of consumer fraud on the part of the institution should be directed to the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Justice Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223.
For a complaint about state student financial aid matters, contact the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) Customer Communications Center at 1-888-NYS-HESC.
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity
3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 130
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: 720-680-1600
Email: info@nc-sara.org
