Plattsburgh is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The teacher education, school counseling, school psychology, and speech and hearing handicapped programs are approved and registered by the Bureau of Teacher Education and Certification of the New York State Education Department. In addition, several graduate programs hold specialty accreditation. Plattsburgh State University is a special academic community that maintains high academic standards and expectations in a caring, supportive environment. We have an outstanding faculty and staff.
Most teaching faculty hold the doctoral degree.
A number are recognized nationally and internationally on the merits of their scholarship, the importance of their published works and the honors they have received. Many involve students in their own research. We promote active learning through internships, cooperative education placements and field studies that are available in virtually every field of study. While a few graduate students will direct some laboratory sections under faculty supervision, faculty teaches all courses. Graduate programs permit study at the advanced, specialized and research level in elementary and secondary education and administration, in counseling, in school psychology, hearing and speech and in various concentrations in liberal studies.