Our programs are approved by the South Carolina Sate Board of Education, accredited by the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and all subject/content areas that we offer are recognized by their respective professional associations. Our programs and their respective professional body are as follows:
Programs |
SC Certification |
Professional Association |
Early Childhood
Education |
Grades PK–3 |
National Association for
the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) |
Elementary Education |
Grades 2-6 |
Association for
Childhood Education
International (ACEI) |
Middle Grades
Education |
Grades 5-8 |
National Middle Schools
Association (NMSA) |
Physical Education |
Grades PK-12 |
National Association for
Sport and Physical
Education (NASPE) |
Special Education -
Learning Disabilities |
Grades PK–12 |
Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC) |
Secondary Education -
(MAT) English |
Grades 9-12 |
National Council of
Teachers of English
(NCTE) |
Secondary Education -
(MAT)
Mathematics |
Grades 9-12 |
National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM) |
Secondary Education -
(MAT) Science |
Grades 9-12 |
National Science
Teachers Association
(NSTA) |
Secondary Education -
(MAT) Social Studies |
Grades 9-12 |
National Council for the
Social Studies (NCSS) |