About Us
Accreditation
The College of Education is proud to be nationally accredited
by the (CAEP). Accreditation is a voluntary process designed to ensure high-quality practices
through a rigorous evaluation process consisting of self-evaluation, on-site accreditation
evaluators and ongoing assessment.
In the fall of 2020, the College of Education on USF's Tampa campus underwent a continuing
accreditation review by CAEP. Accreditation reviews take place every seven years.
These programs in the College of Education, which prepare teachers and other P-12 school professionals,
were reviewed by CAEP in the fall of 2020. These programs are also approved by the
Florida Department of Education to confer state licensure/endorsement.
Additionally, the School Psychology Program is accredited by the American Psychological
Association Committee on Accreditation, and is recognized by the National Association
of School Psychologists.
CAEP requires that accredited institutions annually provide data on measures of program effectiveness:
- Impact on P-12 learning and development & Indicators of teaching effectiveness
- Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement
- Candidate Competency at Program Completion
- Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have been prepare
The following 2022-2023 data sets for the measures listed above are compiled from: Florida Department of Education Annual Program Performance Reports (APPRs) for each licensure program, which include data on certification exam pass rates, employment and job retention, impact on P-12 student learning (Value Added Modeling or “VAM”) and teacher evaluations for our graduates; satisfaction surveys conducted by the College of Education of our alumni and employers of our graduates.
Candidate Competency at Program Completion: Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE)
- About the Florida Teacher Certification Exam
- FTCE Results:
- Initial Teacher Preparation
- Advanced Preparation
- FTCE Results:
Impact on P-12 Student Learning; Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness; Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they prepared; Employment milestones in Annual Program Performance Report (APPR)
- About Annual Program Performance Report (APPR) Data
- 5 Year APPR Data (Initial & Advanced Preparation)