College of Education

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Paula Groves Price, Dean

Through its three departments, the College of Education prepares students for careers in PK-12 schools, industry, government and other agencies. The Department of Educator Preparation, the Department of Counseling, and the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education have programs leading to degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. All our Educator Preparation programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. In addition, our counseling programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). We were the first HBCU to receive CACREP accreditation.

The Dean of the College of Education is the designated authority (by NC Department of Public Instruction and UNC General Administration) for university-wide licensure programs for teachers, school administrators, school counselors, and other school personnel. As such, although the secondary licensure programs are housed in other academic units, the College of Education is responsible for providing the core educational curriculum, coordinating and monitoring admission, placements, and assessment for all professional education students at the university. North Carolina A&T offers various North Carolina Approved licensure areas (https://www.ncat.edu/tgc/graduate-catalog/grad-catalog-2020-21.pdf ) at the undergraduate (initial licensure) and graduate levels. The Dean chairs the Council of Educator Preparation (CEPP), which is the governance structure for all professional education (licensure) programs at the university. The CEPP approves and monitors implementation of curriculum development as well as admission, placement, and assessment policies and procedures for licensure programs. Consequently, the College of Education through the CEPP is responsible for overseeing (a) state mandated re-visioning of professional licensure programs and (b) attainment of state teacher productivity mandates.

The Department of Educator Preparation provides the professional studies component for the preparation of effective teachers and school personnel at the bachelor’s and master’s degree levels; the department cooperates with various departments within the university that offer Educator Preparation programs. The Department of Educator Preparation offers a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with dual licensure in special education. Master’s degrees include the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in each of the following discipline areas: Special Education, Elementary Education, Biology Education, Business Education, Chemistry Education, Child Development (Birth to Kindergarten), English Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Physical Education, History Education, Math Education, and Technology Education. Other master’s degrees include the MAED in Elementary Education and Reading. The Department of Counseling offers master’s level programs in School Counseling, Community/Agency Counseling, and Rehabilitation Counseling as well as the doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Education. The Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education is an interdisciplinary academic unit that offers master’s degree in Adult Education and the Master of School Administration and the doctoral degree in Leadership Studies.

Degree and Certificate Programs Offered

Doctoral Degrees

Ph.D. Leadership Studies
Ph.D. Leadership Studies Online Program
Ph.D. Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Masters Degrees

MAEd Elementary Education
MAEd Reading Education
MAT Master of Arts in Teaching* with concentrations in:
- Biology Education
- Business Education
- Chemistry Education
- Child Development: Early Education & Family Studies Birth-K
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- History Education
- Math Education
- Physical Education
- Special Education
- Technology Education
MS Adult Education
MS Mental Health Counseling with concentrations in:
- Mental Health Counseling - Clinical
- Mental Health Counseling - Rehabilitation
MS School Counseling
MSA School Administration

Post Baccalaureate Certificate Programs

Community College Teaching
Marriage and Family Counseling
Rehabilitation Counseling and Behavioral Addiction
Rehabilitation Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment

Post Masters Certificate Programs

School Administration

*Approved for distance education