College of Education

B. Grant Hayes, Dean, 154 Speight Building
William A. Rouse, Jr., Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs, 154 Speight Building
Alana M. Zambone, Associate Dean for Research, 102 Speight Building
Allen Guidry, Assistant Dean for Planning and Global Engagement,137 Speight Building
Elizabeth M. Hodge, Assistant Dean for Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, 2318 A Bate Building
Vivian Martin Covington, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Educator Preparation, 105 Speight Building
Ellen Dobson, Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Data Management, 120 Speight Building

The mission of the College of Education (COE) is the preparation of professional educators and allied practitioners, including professionals in adult/higher education, business information systems, counseling, instructional technology, and librarianship. Significant to this mission is a strong commitment to three important, related areas: the encouragement and nurturing of professional growth for educators and allied practitioners at all levels and in all areas of the educational endeavor, a continuing emphasis on and support for scholarship and research/creative activity, and service in all areas of professional education.

Additional information about the COE is available on the college’s website.

Accreditation

Graduate teacher education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and the Public Schools of North Carolina, Department of Public Instruction.

Distance Education

Selected College of Education programs have been approved for distance education delivery. All programs may be available on-campus. For a complete listing of programs available partially or entirely through distance education, please refer to Online Degree and Certificate Programs , or contact individual department offices.

Master’s Teaching Degrees

The master of arts in education (MAEd)  is offered with teaching areas in curriculum and instruction (with concentrations in English education and history/social studies education); elementary education; health education; instructional technology; mathematics, secondary education; middle grades education (with concentrations in English, mathematics, science, and social studies); physical education (with concentrations in adapted physical education and physical education pedagogy); science education; and special education (with licensure areas in behavioral/emotional disabilities, learning disabilities, low incidence disabilities, and intellectual disabilities).

MAEd programs in art , birth through kindergarten , music , and reading  are administratively located in the respective departments. These programs may choose to satisfy MAEd competency requirements through the use of the MAEd core or they may utilize their own courses to meet the competencies. The College also offers a MAEd program adult education , which does not require or result in state licensure.

The master of arts in teaching (MAT)  is offered with teaching areas in art education, elementary education, English education, Hispanic studies, history education, middle grades education, music education, physical education, science education, and special education.

Programs

• Master of Arts in Education, MAED

• Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT