Accreditation and Assessment
The South Carolina Department of Education approves all programs in the Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences. The following programs are also accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP).
The initial licensure programs:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English/Language Arts Education
- General Science Education
- Middle-Level Education
- Music Education (Offered through the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, in conjunction with the Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences)
- Physical Education
- Secondary Mathematics Education
- Social Studies Education
- Special Education
The advanced licensure program:
- M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
Accreditation and Assessment are important processes within the Spadoni College of Education, allowing opportunities for growth and reflection as it relates to program practices and preparing teacher education candidates to enter the classroom. The Spadoni College of Education uses assessment practices to analyze both candidate performance and evaluate how to improve our own teaching methodologies.
Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs) and State Review
The Spadoni College of Education’s programs has earned recognition from their SPAs or South Carolina State program review. Such recognition identifies that the candidates are taught and expected to apply content, assessment, and pedagogical knowledge appropriate to their grade level or subject matter specialization. The program SPAs or state review are as follows:
| Program name | Level* |
Degree | Recognition by |
| Building - Principals | Master | National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) |
|
| Early Childhood Education | Baccalaureate | State of South Carolina | |
| Elementary Education | Baccalaureate | State of South Carolina | |
| English/Language Arts Education | Master | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) | |
| General Science Education | Master | National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) | |
| Middle-Level Education | Baccalaureate | Association for Middle-Level Education (AMLE) | |
| Music Education | Baccalaureate | National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) | |
| Physical Education | Baccalaureate | SHAPE America-Physical Education | |
| Secondary Mathematics Education | Master | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) | |
| Social Studies Education | Master | National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) | |
| Special Education | Baccalaureate | Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
* I - Initial
* A - Advanced Program