SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Dean:
Leah Holland Fiorentino
Associate Dean for Academics: Betty Wells Brown
Associate
Dean for Accountability and Outreach: TBA
The School of Education
administers the Teacher Education Program at The University of North Carolina
at Pembroke. The University offers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science degree with the following majors
(program areas): Art Education (K-12), Biology Education (9-12),
Birth-Kindergarten Education (B-K), Elementary Education (K-6), English
Education (9-12), Mathematics Education (9-12), Middle Grades Education (6-9),
Music Education (K-12), Physical Education (K-12), Science Education (9-12),
Social Studies Education (9-12), Spanish Education (K-12), and Special
Education (K-12).
Some majors (program areas)
are housed in the School of Education, and some majors (program areas) are housed
in the College of
Arts and Sciences.
The School of Education also has six departments:
Professional Education Programs; Professional Studies, Middle Grades, and M.A.T.;
Professional Leadership; Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; Aerospace
Studies; and Military Science. The Department of Professional Education
Programs offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Birth-Kindergarten Education,
Elementary Education, and Special Education. The Department of Professional
Studies, Middle Grades, and M.A.T. houses the core
professional studies faculty and offers the undergraduate and graduate degrees
in Middle Grades Education (B.S. and M.A.Ed.). The
Department of Professional Leadership offers graduate degrees in Elementary
Education (M.A.Ed.), Professional School Counseling (M.A.Ed.), Reading Education (M.A.Ed.),
and School Administration (M.S.A.). The Department of Health, Physical
Education, and Recreation offers the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in
Health Promotion and Athletic Training and in Physical Education with tracks in
Exercise and Sport Science, Recreation Management/Administration, and Physical
Education Licensure. 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.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke also offers
the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degrees in
Art Education (K-12), English Education (9-12), Mathematics Education (9-12),
Music Education (K-12), Physical Education (K-12), Science Education (9-12),
and Social Studies Education (9-12). For more information about graduate
programs in education, see the School
of Graduate Studies
section of this catalog.
Teacher Education Program
Director:
Leah Holland Fiorentino
Department of
PROFESSionAL Education Programs
Chair: Karen Stanley
Department
of PROFESSionAL STUDIES, MIDDLE GRADES, AND M.A.T.
Chair: Irene Pittman Aiken
Department of
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Chair: Carol Higy
Department of Health, Physical Education,
& Recreation
Chair:
Tommy Thompson
Department of Aerospace Studies
Director:
Lt. Colonel Roderick A. Haley (Air Force)
Department of Military Science
Director:
Master Sergeant Johnny Torre (Army)