Accreditation - Department of Education
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
The University of Holy Cross Department of Education is fully accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). This Accreditation status is effective between Fall 2024 and Fall 2031 this is for
initial-licensure level and the advanced level. This renews the original accreditation
status, received in 2020 from the accrediting body for teacher and school leader education.
This accreditation certifies that the University of Holy Cross adheres to CAEP’s Accreditation
Standards – rigorous, nationally recognized standards developed to ensure excellence
in educator preparation programs. Find more information about our accreditation status
on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) website.
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-223-0077
The following programs were included in the CAEP 2024 Accreditation review:
- Initial Programs: Elementary Education and Certification Only Programs: Elementary Education, Secondary Education (Biology, Business, English, French, General Science, Mathematics, Social Studies and Spanish).
- Advanced Programs: Educational Leadership and Teaching and Learning (Educational Diagnostician, ESL Instructional Leadership, Reading Specialist, Religious Education, Special Education tracks).
Louisiana Department of Education
The University of Holy Cross Department of Education is accredited by the Louisiana Department of Education to offer the following Teacher and Leader Preparation Programs:
- Traditional Undergraduate Elementary- Elementary Education
- Certification Only Programs: Elementary Education, Secondary Education (Biology, Business, English, French, General Science, Mathematics, Social Studies and
Spanish)
- Master of Arts in Teaching : Elementary Education, Middle School Education (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and English), Secondary Education –(Biology, Business, English, General Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies); Special Education Mild/Moderate Grades 1-5,4-8,6-12; All levels K-12 – (French, Spanish, Health and Physical Education)
- Educational Leadership
Accountability Measures
Completer effectiveness and impact are measured through Louisiana’s in-service teacher evaluation, formerly Compass now LEADS, and the Teacher Preparation Quality Rating System, namely the Teacher Quality domain. Multiple measures are used and reported through the Teacher Preparation Report and Performance Profiles.
EVIDENCE
2023-2024 Teacher Preparation Performance Profiles
Data are reported on first- and second-year teachers over a 3-year period. The most
recent 3-year period was 2019-2020, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023. The 2020-2021 academic
year was excluded due to COVID-19 pandemic-related exemptions. *The full report is
available from the Louisiana Board of Regents.
**Data collection occurs through the conclusion of an academic year (year 1), and the Performance Profiles are released late spring of the following academic year (year 2) then used in the following year’s CAEP Annual Report (year 3). Data collection year was 2023-2024. The Performance Profile was released in spring 2025 and is included in the 2026 CAEP Annual Report. Performance Profiles are public records provided by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Employer satisfaction is measured, primarily and formally, through an annual employer satisfaction survey. Stakeholder engagement occurs informally through all clinical practice work. Formally, it occurs through the Council for Teacher Education, the College of Education Advisory Board, and residency/internship governance meetings.
EVIDENCE
2025 EMPLOYER SURVEY RESULTS
| Program | No Reporting | No Satisfied | % Satisfied |
| Undergraduate Only | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| Certification Only | 3 | 3 | 100 |
Candidate competency at program completion is determined by program assessments that reflect content and professional knowledge, namely those that serve as culminating assessments in programs like certification exams.
EVIDENCE
Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis.
| Completers 23-24 | State-Required Passing | Mean Score | Pass Rate |
| Undergraduate – Bachelor of Science | 160 | 171 | 100% |
| Certification (Elementary) | 160 | 172 | 100% |
| Certification (Secondary) |
157 | 172 | 100% |
Completers’ abilities to be hired are reflected in persistence data and are supported by the satisfaction employers report about completer performance. Persistence data are reported annually in the Louisiana Board of Regents’ Teacher Preparation Report.
EVIDENCE
PERSISTENCE IN TEACHING
Baccalaureates (Certification Only) are hired upon completion of the program and remain with these partner districts. Data indicates that UHC completers successfully gain and retain employment in the profession for the first three years a[er completing the program.
| Completer Year | Completer Program | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| 2020-2021 | Undergraduate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Post Baccalaureate (Certification Only) |
100% | 100% | 100% | |
| 2021-2022 | Undergraduate | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Post Baccalaureate (Certification Only) |
100% | 100% | 100% | |
| 2022-2023 | Undergraduate | 100% | 100% | |
| Post Baccalaureate (Certification Only) |
100% | 100% | ||
| 2023-2024 | Undergraduate | 100% | ||
| Post Baccalaureate (Certification Only) |
100% |
Contact Information
University of Holy Cross Department of Education
Email: ljones@uhcno.edu
Phone Number: 504-398-2238
More Info: Website