CAEP Reviewed Programs

CAEP ACCREDITATION EDUCATOR LICENSURE PROGRAMS

The Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education is the center of teacher education programs at Louisiana State University. Teacher education programs have been nationally accredited since 1954. The School of Education is accredited at the initial- and advanced-licensure level by CAEP, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. National recognition was earned by demonstrating excellence in the areas of content and pedagogy, clinical experiences, selectivity, program impact, and capacity for continuous improvement. The most recent accreditation through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) was approved in 2020 and continues through spring 2027. A current list of the nationally approved educator licensure programs is included below.

CAEP ACCREDITATION INITIAL PROGRAMS

Baccalaureate

Elementary Education

Early Childhood (PK-3), Elementary (1-5), and Special Education Mild/Moderate (1-5)

Secondary Content Area Education 

Agricultural (6-12), Biology (6-12), Chemistry (6-12), English (6-12), French (6-12), Mathematics (6-12), Physics (6-12), Social Studies (6-12), and Spanish,

All Levels

Health & Physical Education (K-12) 

Post Baccalaureate

Master’s 

Elementary Grades (1-5), Biology (6-12), Chemistry (6-12), English (6-12), Mathematics (6-12), Physics (6-12), and Social Studies (6-12) 

Certification Only

Early Childhood (PK-3), Computer Science (6-12), and Health & Physical Education (K-12)

CAEP ACCREDITATION ADVANCED PROGRAMS

Master’s 

Academically Gifted, Educational Diagnostician, and Educational Leadership (Principal)

Endorsement Only

Instructional Coaching