Minimum standards are set forth for accrediting institutions offering degree programs in teacher education. The standards are proposed primarily for the use of state departments of education; they emphasize an approved program approach to accreditation based on college curriculum with well developed rationale, comprehensive objectives, and continuous evaluation. These standards are also intended to help upgrade the quality of instruction in institutions engaging in teacher education and to promote a greater degree of uniformity in accreditation procedures among states. Chapter I provides a general discussion of accreditation procedures to assist state education agencies in reviewing, developing, and applying standards for legal accreditation or approval of teacher education programs. Chapter II covers the organization, administration, and operational provisions that support a program in teacher education. Chapters III and IV present standards that deal with specific areas of teacher education. Chapter V presents standards that emphasize the importance that the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) places on the continuous development of new programs for the preparation of school personnel. These standards were designed to create an awareness on the parts of both the program developers and the accrediting agencies of the concerns that must be considered in the conception, approval, and implementation of innovative and experimental programs. The NASDTEC recommended procedures for the development of state lists of teacher education programs approved as meeting NASDTEC standards for the purpose of interstate certification is appended. (MM)