College of Education Accreditation

Lipscomb University's Teacher Education program is fully accredited by both the Tennessee State Board of Education and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation with a recent stellar accreditation review conducted in spring 2020. In order to support CAEP's commitment to transparency, the College of Education makes the following reports available for review.

The following programs were reviewed and received full CAEP accreditation in March 2020. These programs are expected to be evaluated again in 2026 as part of a 7-year CAEP accreditation cycle.

Undergraduate Programs	Graduate Programs
Biology Chemistry Classical Music Elementary Education English English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement French German Health and Physical Education History Integrated Early Childhood Education Mathematics Middle Grades Language Arts Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Grades Science Middle Grades Social Studies Physics Spanish Special Education Interventionist Theatre Visual Art	Administrative Licensure Educational Leadership English Language Learning Gifted Education Gifted Education and Advanced Academics Instructional Practice Reading Specialty School Counseling Special Education Teacher Licensure

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Biology
Chemistry
Classical Music
Elementary Education
English
English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement
French
German
Health and Physical Education
History
Integrated Early Childhood Education
Mathematics
Middle Grades Language Arts
Middle Grades Mathematics
Middle Grades Science
Middle Grades Social Studies
Physics
Spanish
Special Education Interventionist
Theatre
Visual Art

Administrative Licensure
Educational Leadership
English Language Learning
Gifted Education
Gifted Education and Advanced Academics
Instructional Practice
Reading Specialty
School Counseling
Special Education
Teacher Licensure

CAEP Accountability Measures

I. Completer Effectiveness & Impact on P-12 Learning

Tennessee’s Teacher Preparation Report Card:

View the Teacher Preparation Report Card

Retention rates in the teaching field
Job placement rates
Observation and Teacher Effectiveness Scores
Value-added or growth model data on teacher effectiveness
Assessment Pass Rate

Tennessee’s Leader Preparation Report Card includes:

View the Leader Preparation Report Card

Completers Over Time
Completers by Race
Praxis Leader Licensure Pass Rate

II. Satisfaction of Employers & Stakeholder Involvement

Lipscomb's College of Education partners with many schools and districts across the state of Tennessee. Our primary partnership agreement is with Metro Nashville Public Schools. We involve stakeholders from both public and private schools in our advisory meetings, planning, field placements, and continuous improvement. Our instructional leadership has a primary partnership with Sumner County Schools.

III. Candidate Competence at Completion

Title II Reporting

Title II Reports Include results of state licensure exams.

IV. Ability of Completers to be Hired in Areas of Licensure

The Tennessee Educator Preparation Annual Report provides this metric annually for all EPPs in the state of Tennessee. It has not yet been released for the 2023-24 academic year. We will update this link once the 2023 report is released.

Additional Accreditation Resources

What is Accreditation?

Accreditation is the approval process that colleges go through to make sure they meet high academic standards. The accreditation body takes a close look at faculty, programs and facilities to make sure students are receiving a high-quality education that equips them for their chosen careers.

Lipscomb University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Many of Lipscomb’s academic programs are also accredited by organizations with expertise in specific subject areas.