Mission
There shall be an APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) whose mission shall be to:
- Represent psychology faculty and students at undergraduate institutions
- Promote within all undergraduate institutions the highest professional standards for teaching of psychology as a scientific discipline with applications to a wide range of human concerns
- Promote within all institutions the highest standards in the teaching of psychology for undergraduate students
- Develop leadership qualities among undergraduate psychology faculty and students, and increase their participation and representation in psychology organizations
- Establish and maintain communication with all groups involved in the teaching of psychology and with the greater psychological community
- Encourage scholarship on teaching and learning at all undergraduate institutions for the purpose of giving students the best possible educational opportunities
CABE will consist of eight members: four members who will represent psychology faculty at 2-year colleges offering the associate degree, and four members who will represent psychology faculty whose primary teaching responsibility is undergraduate coursework at colleges or universities offering the baccalaureate degree.