School of Education

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Dean: Loury Ollison Floyd

Associate Dean: Lisa N. Mitchell

The School of Education administers the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The EPP supports 31 degrees learning to an initial teaching license and 3 add-on programs including  the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science degree with the following majors (program areas): Art Education (K-12), Birth-Kindergarten Education (B-K), Elementary Education (K-6), English Education/Language Arts (9-12, 6-9), Mathematics Education (9-12, 6-9), Music Education (K-12), Health/Physical Education (K-12), Science Education (9-12, 6-9), Social Studies Education (9-12, 6-9), Spanish Licensure (K-12), and Special Education (K-12) as well as School Social Work. Program Areas are housed in the School of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Health Sciences. The EPP also supports 11 degrees and 2 programs leading to advanced licensure at the graduate level.

The School of Education also has five departments: Counseling, Educational Leadership and Specialties; Inclusive Education; Aerospace Studies; and Military Science. The Department of Counseling offers graduate degrees in the Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the Master of Arts in Education in Professional School Counseling. The Department of Inclusive Education offers the Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education, Birth-Kindergarten Education and Special Education and graduate degrees in Elementary Education (M.A.Ed.), Middle Grades Education (M.A.Ed.), and the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degrees in Art Education (K-12), Birth-Kindergarten (pending SACSCOC approval), Elementary Education (K-6), English Education (9-12, 6-9), Mathematics Education (9-12, 6-9), Health/Physical Education (K-12), Science Education (9-12, 6-9), Social Studies Education (9-12, 6-9), Spanish Education (K-12) (pending SACSCOC approval), and Special Education (K-12). The Department of Educational Leadership and Specialties offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Health and Physical Education and graduate degrees in Reading Education (M.A.Ed.) and School Administration (M.S.A.). The Department of Aerospace Studies prepares cadets for active duty as Air Force Officers through the General Military Course (GMC) and the Professional Officers Course (POC). The Department of Military Science offers the Army ROTC Basic and Advanced Courses which lead to second lieutenant commissions in the U.S. Army

For more information about graduate programs in education, see the The Graduate School  section of this catalog.

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