SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION
Dean: Leah Holland Fiorentino
Associate Dean: Carol Higy
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), 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).
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 seven departments: Elementary Education; Education
Specialties; Professional Pedagogy and Research; School Administration and
Counseling; Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; Aerospace Studies; and
Military Science. The Department of Elementary Education offers the Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary Education and a graduate degree in Elementary
Education (M.A.Ed.). The Department of Education Specialties offers the
Bachelor of Science degree in Birth-Kindergarten Education and Special
Education and a graduate degree in Reading Education (M.A.Ed.). The Department
of Professional Pedagogy and Research offers graduate degrees in Middle Grades
Education (M.A.Ed.) and the M.A.T. The Department of School Administration and
Counseling offers graduate degrees in Mental Health Counseling (M.A.Ed.),
Professional School Counseling (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 Athletic Training, Health/Physical
Education Licensure, and Exercise and Sport Science with tracks in Health Promotion, Recreation, Exercise Physiology, and
Sport Management. 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.
Director: Leah Holland Fiorentino
Department of
ELEMENTARY Education
Chair:
Karen Stanley
Department of Education
SPECIALTIES
Chair:
Judith Anne Losh
Department of
PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGY AND RESEARCH
Chair:
David Oxendine
Department of SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION AND COUNSELING
Chair:
Alfred Bryant
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: Capt. Warren Withrow (Army)