Education <span>Accreditation 2026</span>

Education Accreditation 2026

Education Accreditation 2026

 

Annual Report Measures

The Division of Education at Philander Smith College (PSC) received notice of accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for seven years, from 2020 to 2027. The following program was included: Elementary Education K-6. The program was approved at the Initial Licensure Level, and the accreditation period is from April 27, 2020, through April 2027.

The Division of Education at Philander Smith University is a CAEP-accredited Educator Preparation Provider that prepares culturally competent teachers who understand, model, and demonstrate a commitment to rigorous national standards for teaching and to improving teaching and learning for students in diverse urban and rural settings through face to face instruction, clinically supervised demonstration of pedagogical proficiency, technology-enhanced lessons and multiple measures of quality. In the Summer of 2023, Philander Smith College earned university status and became Philander Smith University.

The national CAEP accreditation indicates that we successfully prepare new teachers to know their subject area, serve diverse groups of students, have meaningful preservice experiences, and use data to drive targeted program improvement. CAEP accreditation ensures quality through external annual reviews.

Mission

Aligned with the University's mission, the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) prepares academically accomplished professionals to model critical and creative thinking and to improve the quality of life for students, their families, the community, and global society. Furthermore, the EPP is committed to preparing outstanding educators who will become community, national, and world leaders, promote excellence and equity, and model appreciation for diversity in the classroom as advocates for social justice.

Vision

The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) is guided by the shared vision and core values expressed in the Department’s Conceptual Framework. Within the Conceptual Framework, the context is outlined for how the institutional, state, and professional standards are addressed in the programs that prepare candidates to be the FORCE in the teaching/learning process. The conceptual framework influences the course of study, the strategies for teaching, program coherence, and appropriate assessment strategies to measure student outcomes accurately

Philander Smith University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). HLC is an institutional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit degree-granting colleges and universities. Institutional accreditation validates the quality of an institution's academic programs at all degree levels, whether delivered on-site, online, or otherwise.

CAEP Annual Reporting Measures

The Division of Education was approved by the Arkansas Department of Education to offer the Educator Preparation Licensure Program in Elementary Education (ELED) K-6 in the fall of 2017.  The program was designed to enable candidates to acquire knowledge, skills, and dispositions crucial to effective teaching. The Division is committed to preparing outstanding educators who will become community, national, and world leaders, promote excellence and equity, and model appreciation for diversity in the classroom as advocates for social justice.

Our program provides candidates with rigorous clinical experiences and instructional practices aligned with the CAEP Standards, the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Teaching Standards (InTASC), the Arkansas Teaching Standards, and the Arkansas K-12 Academic Standards.

CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation)

CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) educator accreditation is a seal of approval that assures quality in educator preparation. CAEP accreditation, according to CAEP, provides a framework that allows educator preparation programs to continually self-assess and annually conduct evidence-based analysis of their programs and their efficacy.

 

ANNUAL REPORTING MEASURES

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