The Office of Accreditation and Quality Assurance was created as an active part of the administrative unit within the College of Education (COE) in Fall 2000. It is charged with maintaining the COE's accreditation through the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for all applicable programs and with maintaining an approved list of programs with the SC State Department of Education and the SC Commission on Higher Education. In addition, the Office is also accountable for Federal and State reporting requirements; the Professional Education Unit's assessment s system; external national survey requests; assistance in preparing internal annual reports and strategic plans; Title II reporting; and graduate, employer, and support office satisfaction surveys. This office falls under the responsibility of the COE's Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
Renee H. Connolly, Ph. D. is the Director of the Office and Interim Assistant Dean for Assessment in the College of Education.
Laura Aboyan is the Coordinator for the Office and also serves as the Certification Officer for teacher preparation in the College of Education