Department of Education

Program Overview

The Department of Education is the professional unit responsible for the preparation of educational personnel for South Carolina public schools: grades PK-12, elementary and secondary. The unit collaborates with the School of Graduate Studies to prepare teachers, counselors, principals and superintendents.

The unit has adopted the Competency/Performance Based Model that produces graduates with distinctive qualities and characteristics. The organizing theme, which reflects the purpose of the Teacher Education Program, is: The Professional Educator as an Effective Performer, Reflective Decision Maker, and Humanistic Practitioner. Consistent with the purpose evidenced in this theme, the Teacher Education Program produces graduates who are: (1) effective performers, (2) reflective decision-makers, (3) humanistic practitioners.

4.2. CAEP Accountability Measures (for CHEA Requirements)

The Council for Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP) requires all educator preparation providers (EPPs) to share a direct link to its website where the EPP’s display of data for the CAEP Accountability Measures, as gathered during the current academic year, are clearly tagged, explained, and available to the public. Below in the following links are the publicly available EPP annual accountability measures for the current academic year:

SC State University EPP Initial Programs Accountability Measures (2023)

• Measure 1: Satisfaction of Completers (Initial and Advanced Programs)
• Measure 2: Title II Report
• Measure 3: Satisfaction of Employers
• Measure 4: Completer Effectiveness (Student Learning Objectives)

SC State University EPP Advanced Programs Accountability Measures (2023)

• Measure 2:
  • Advanced Programs BUILDING Satisfaction of Employers
  • Advanced Programs DISTRICT Satisfaction of Employers
• Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Completion and Measure 4: Ability of Completers to Be Hired