UT Tyler School of Education

Accreditation

The School of Education is dedicated to excellence in the preparation of educators. We work to provide the strongest programs for our students. We demonstrate this commitment to excellence through our accreditation efforts. The School of Education is accredited the Texas Education Agency, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and UT Tyler is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The College of Education and School of Education at The University of Texas at Tyler are proud of our programs and graduates. As part of this pride in our educator preparation programs, we are pleased to provide information about our program completers/graduates available to others.

Note: Accountability data is always a full year behind the academic calendar.

 

Initial Educator Preparation Program Accountability Data:

Criteria	EC-6	UTeach	All-Level/Secondary
Number of Initial Teacher candidates in 2017-2018	349 (116 finishers)	45 (9 finishers)	48 (9 finishers)
300 hours of education coursework	945	360	300
30 hours of field-based experiences	165	69	94
14 Weeks of student teaching	14 weeks	14 weeks	14 weeks
Observations outside of student teaching	2/3 (Phase II/Phase III)	6/3/3 (Block 1/Block 2/Block 3)	2/3 (Phase II/Phase III)
Observations during clinical teaching by University Supervisor	5	12 (5 formals)	5

 

SOE Graduate Program Educator Preparation Program Accountability Data:

Criteria	Reading Specialist/MRT	Educational Diagnostician	Principal	Superintendent	School Counselor
Number of Graduate Professional	102	105	322	109	101
Practicum Hours (160 minimum)	160	160	160	160	160
Observations during Practicum by on-site mentor and university supervisor	3	3	3	3	3

 

TExES Information:

For the 2017-2018 academic year, here is a breakdown of our passing rates on the TExES certification exams in all of our program areas.  In the state of Texas, the accountability level deemed acceptable is an 80% passing rate. Passing rates are determined by the last time a candidate takes a certification from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018.

For 2017-2018, the UT Tyler College of Education & Psychology had 354 completers in our various educator preparation programs.

Passing Rate for the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR exam:  100%  The state requires at least 85%.

PPR Passing Rates, Disaggregated:

• Female: 100%
• Male: 100%
• Hispanic: 100%
• White: 100%

Non-PPR Passing Rates, Disaggregated:

• Female:  96%
• Male:  100%
• African American:  100%
• Hispanic:  100%
• Other:  100%
• White:  96%

Passing Rates According to Certification Areas for 2017-2018: