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COLLEGE

OF EDUCATION

The College of Education ( COE ), the university ’ s oldest college , granted the first Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1944 . The first Secondary Education Teachers graduated in 1953 . The college seeks to produce Knowledgeable , Skilled and Compassionate Educators and Other School Professionals “ Where Everybody is Somebody .” Upon program completion , these Educators and Educational Leaders are Masters of Subject Matter Content ; Facilitators of Learning , Enhancers and Nurturers of Affective Behaviors and Catalysts for Change .
Faculty members in the college endeavor to ensure that candidates acquire the knowledge , skills and dispositions that reflect best practice in teaching , leadership , research , and service .
The College of Education is composed of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction , the Department of Educational Leadership , and the Department of Kinesiology , Sport and Leisure Studies . The service units of the college are the Educational Resource Center ( ERC ), the Office of Professional Laboratory Experiences , and the Centralized Advisement , Referral , and Evaluation Center ( CARE ).
The degree programs offered by the college are listed below .
Bachelor of Science ( BS ) Degrees Elementary Education , Grades 1-5 Elementary Education and Special Education Mild / Moderate , Grades 1-5 Kinesiology Leisure Studies Secondary Education and Teaching
Master of Arts in Teaching ( MAT ) Degrees Elementary Education and Special Education Mild / Moderate , Grades 1-5 Secondary Education and Special Education Mild / Moderate , Grades 6-12
Master of Science ( MS ) Degrees Developmental Education Sports Administration
Master of Education ( M . Ed .) Degrees Curriculum and Instruction Educational Leadership Special Education
Post-Masters Certificate ( PMC ) Developmental Education
Doctor of Education ( Ed . D .) Developmental Education
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