The program is approved by the Alabama State Department of Education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Students are advised and assisted in each phase of their preparation program. The College of Education offers an undergraduate degree leading to Class B Certification in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Special Education, and Secondary Technical Education. The College of Education also offers high school certification in the following College of Arts and Sciences degrees: Biology, Chemistry, English/Language Arts, History, Mathematics, and Social Sciences.

All programs are designed to assist students in acquiring knowledge and abilities to become teachers who are effective communicators, knowledgeable scholars, positive and supportive professionals, resourceful curriculum planners, skilled facilitators of development growth, student-center, reflective instructors, capable classroom managers, competent evaluators, advocates of technology, stewards of diversity, and lifelong learners.