College of Education

• Contact Information / Who's Who
  
• Mission / Objectives
  
• Accreditation
  
  
• COE's Departmental Organization
  
• Department-Specific Certification Areas and Undergraduate Degrees
  
  
• Other Information, by Department, including:
  Who's Who, Course Categories
  • Curriculum and Instruction
    Art Education; Curriculum and Instruction; Elementary Education
    
  • Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies
    Cultural and Urban Studies
    
  • Educational Psychology
    Educational Psychology; Human Development and Family Studies; Special Education
    
  • Health and Human Performance
    Physical Education; Kinesiology, Movement and Sport Studies, Health Promotion, Sports Administration; Human Nutrition and Foods
    

Contact Information / Who's Who

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Dean:
Robert K. Wimpelberg, Ph.D., University of Chicago

Associate Deans:
Robert E. Williams, Ed.D., University of Georgia, Doris Williams-Smith, Ph.D., University of New Orleans, and Amaury Nora, Ed.D., University of Houston

Senior Business Manager:
Carol Barr

Director of Teacher Education:
Lane Gauthier, Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Certification Officer:
Kimberly Zainfeld

Mission / Objectives

The College of Education is committed to the preparation of teachers, counselors, school and higher education administrators, and professionals for a wide variety of educational settings, including social agencies, business, and government. Because of the university's urban setting, students will have opportunities to work with learners in a wide variety of educational settings.

Accreditation

The College of Education is accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

College of Education's
Departmental Organization

Each of the four departments of the college focuses on a specific aspect of professional education. Three departments offer undergraduate degrees. The major entitled Interdisciplinary Studies is housed within the Curriculum and Instruction Department. One major, Human Development and Family Studies, and two certification areas, Special Education and Special Education Supplemental, are housed in the Educational Psychology Department. Three majors--Health, Human Nutrition and Foods, and Kinesiology--are housed in the Health and Human Performance Department.

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Department-Specific Certification Areas and Undergraduate Degrees:

• Curriculum and Instruction
  • Interdisciplinary Studies: B.S.
    
    
• Educational Psychology
  • Human Development and Family Studies: B.S.
  • Special Education Certification
  • Special Education Supplemental Certification
    
    
• Health and Human Performance
  • Health: B.S.
  • Human Nutrition and Foods: B.S.
  • Kinesiology: B.S.
    • Kinesiology-Exercise Science: B.S.
      
    • Kinesiology-Movement and Sports Studies: B.S.
    • Kinesiology-Sports Administration: B.S.

   

  See also: Listing of Available Certificates