The Professional Semester program in the College of Education at Northeast Louisiana University originated in 1975 when a need was recognized to integrate practical applications of what was being taught in the required methods courses of the elementary education program. Program accreditation was received in Fall, 1998. This study was conducted to ascertain the effects of accreditation on preservice teachers' attitudes toward the competencies gained during elementary methods courses. It was hypothesized there would be no significant differences between pre- and post-accreditation groups in their attitudes. A Likert-like survey was administered to professional block students (N=825) at the end of each spring and fall semester for the years 1985-93, after students had received their grades for each course. The questionnaire was divided into four criterion measures: subject matter, audio-visual, classroom management and routines, and communications. Results indicated that post-accreditation preservice teachers felt the methods courses did not prepare them as well when compared to the attitudes of the pre-accreditation group. Results are detailed in three tables. Consideration of implications for teacher education programs complete the document. (Contains 10 references.) (LL)