Pursuant to Regulation 43-90, Program Approval Standards for South Carolina Teacher Education Institutions, the State Board of Education (SBE) requires all educator preparation programs meet the standards as established by a national accreditation association with which the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has a partnership agreement. For SBE approval, public institutions must seek and receive national accreditation. Private institutions may seek national accreditation or meet national standards through a state process that is aligned with that of the national accreditor. In 2015, the SCDE established a partnership agreement with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Prior to that, South Carolina’s partnership was with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
All final accreditation decisions are rendered by the SBE. Therefore, accreditation decisions will not be included in the chart below until a formal SBE decision has been granted.
Allen University
Initial-Certification
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2021 - Fall 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2028
Anderson University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2023 - Spring 2030
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2029
Bob Jones University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Spring 2029
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2028
Charleston Southern University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2023 - Fall 2030
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2030
The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Fall 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2028
Claflin University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Spring 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2027
Clemson University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Fall 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2028
Coastal Carolina University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2020 - Spring 2027
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2026
Coker University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2020 - Fall 2027
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2027
The College of Charleston
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Spring 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2027
Columbia College
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2022 - Fall 2029
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2029
Columbia International University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2021 - Fall 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2028
Converse University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: SBE Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2023 - Spring 2029
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2028
Erskine College
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2021 - Fall 2026
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2026
Francis Marion University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Spring 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2027
Advanced-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2023 - Spring 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2027
Furman University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Fall 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2028
Lander University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2021 - Spring 2028
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2027
Limestone University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2024- Spring 2031
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2030
Morris College
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2025 - Spring 2032
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2031
Newberry College
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2020 - Spring 2027
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2026
North Greenville University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2020 - Fall 2025
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2025
Presbyterian College
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2022 - Fall 2029
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2029
South Carolina State University
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2019 - Fall 2026
Scheduled Initial Site Visit: Spring 2026
Advanced-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2022 - Fall 2026
Scheduled Advanced Site Visit: Spring 2026
Southern Wesleyan University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2023 - Spring 2030
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2029
University of South Carolina–Aiken
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2020 - Fall 2027
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2027
University of South Carolina–Beaufort
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2022 - Fall 2029
Scheduled Site Visit: Spring 2029
University of South Carolina–Columbia
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2025 - Spring 2032
Scheduled Initial Site Visit: Fall 2031
Advanced-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2025 - 2032
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2031
University of South Carolina–Upstate
Initial-Certification Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Fall 2018 - Spring 2026
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2025
Winthrop University
Initial-Certification and Advanced-Level Programs
Status: CAEP Accreditation
Validity Period: Spring 2020 - Spring 2027
Scheduled Site Visit: Fall 2026
