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.
The College of Education is hosting an accreditation visit by the CAEP on February 11-13, 2026. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the evaluation team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party’s relationship to the provider (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).
We invite you to submit written testimony to:
CAEP
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by email to: callforcomments [at] caepnet.org (callforcomments[at]caepnet[dot]org)
Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs |
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- Biology
- Chemistry
- Elementary Education
- English
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement
- French
- Health and Physical Education
- History
- Integrated Early Childhood Education
- Mathematics
- Middle Grades Language Arts
- Middle Grades Mathematics
- Middle Grades Science
- Middle Grades Social Studies
- Music: Instrumental
- Music: Vocal
- Physics
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Theatre
- Visual Art
| - Administrative Licensure
- Educational Leadership
- English Language Learning
- Gifted Education and Advanced Academics
- Instructional Practice
- Reading Specialty
- School Counseling
- School Psychology
- Special Education
- Teacher Licensure
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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
Title II Reporting
Title II Reports Include results of state licensure exams.
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.