The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Paula Summers Calderon, Dean

The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences administratively is composed of the Departments of Applied Human Sciences; Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Research; Educator Preparation; Kinesiology and Health Sciences; the Laboratory School. In addition, students in the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, English, Music and Performing Arts, Visual Art + Design, History and Political Science, World Languages & Cultures, and Mathematics, who are preparing to become teachers are enrolled in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

Degrees Conferred

The degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon the completion of the curricula in the following fields:

English Education
Social Studies Education
Social Work

The degree of Bachelor of Science is conferred upon the completion of the curricula in the following fields:

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3
Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Health and Physical Education Teacher Education
Health Sciences
Human Development and Family Science
Kinesiology
Middle School Education Grades 4-8
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Middle School Grades 4-8

The degree of Master of Education is conferred upon the completion of curricula in the following fields:

Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Leadership
Special Education

The degree of Master of Arts in Teaching is conferred upon the completion of curricula in the following fields:

Early Childhood Grades PK-3
Elementary Education Grades 1-5
Grades K-12 with Focus Area
Middle School Grades 4-8 with Focus Area
Secondary Grades 6-12 with Focus Area
Special Education Early Intervention: Birth-5
Special Education Grades 1-5
Special Education Grades 6-12
 

The degree Master of Science is conferred upon the completion of curricula in the following fields:

Athletic Training
Child Life
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Counseling, Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
Counseling, School Counseling
Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Health and Kinesiology
Population Health

The degree Master of Social Work is conferred upon the completion of the MSW curriculum.

The college also offers a doctorate in education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership.

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Senior Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.

The Southeastern Laboratory School

The University maintains and conducts a Laboratory School in cooperation with Tangipahoa Public School System, which accommodates children in pre-K through the eighth grade. The Laboratory School is a part of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. The School is designed to provide a varied program of instruction and service to afford opportunities for student observations, pre-professional laboratory experience, in-service education, and research.