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Accreditation

The college has been nationally accredited since 1954 by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and was the first university in the state of Louisiana to receive this honor. In 2013, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) consolidated to from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The College of Education and Human Development currently holds accredidation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Accreditation from CAEP is highly respected and serves as a marker of high standards.

National Accreditation was granted by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Education and Human Development at the initial-licensure level.  This current accreditation status is effective Fall 2019 through Fall 2024. The next site visit will take place in Spring 2024. The table includes a list of all Initial Programs that were part of the last accreditation review cycle which began in 2016. See a list of the CAEP accreditated programs.

CAEP has four accountability measures which are used to provide information to the public on both program outcome and program. (AY – Annual Year) (AR – Annual Report)

  • Measure 1: Completer impact and effectiveness
  • Measure 2: Employer satisfaction and stakeholder involvement
  • Measure 3: Candidate competency at time of completion
  • Measure 4: Ability of completers to be hired in positions for which they were prepared

Louisiana Board of Regents’ Reports

Measure 1: Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards

Measure 2: Completer and Employer Results

Measure 3: Candidate competency at time of completion
Louisiana Board of Regents Teacher Preparation Fact Books

  • 2023: AY 2021-2022: Factbook
  • 2022: AY 2020-2021: Factbook
  • 2021: AY 2019-2020: - As a result of school closures due to COVID-19, these data were not collected.
  • 2020: AY 2019-2020: - This report was not published as a result of closures related to COVID-19. These data were not collected.

Measure 4: Ability of completers to be hired in positions for which they were prepared
Louisiana Department of Education Educator Workforce Reports

Title II Annual Reports

The College of Education and Human Development also adheres to the Teacher Preparation Program requirements as outlined by the regional institution accreditation (SACSCOC), the University System and Board of Regents (BOR), the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), and compliance with Title II Higher Education Act.

  • In 2014, the Department of Counseling received an 8-year accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
     
  • The undergraduate programs in the Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction have received national recognition from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, National Science Teachers Association, Association for Childhood International, National Council for Social Studies, and National Association for the Education of Young Children.
     
  • Our Educational Leadership program in the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership is highly regarded by local school districts and is known for producing graduates with strong leadership knowledge and skills. In addition, our leadership preparation program is nationally recognized and accredited by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC).
     
  • Our undergraduate program in the School of Kinesiology is nationally recognized and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the National Association of Sport & Physical Education (NASPE).