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Departments & Programs
Department of Education and Special Education
The Department of Education and Special Education provides undergraduate programming in Elementary (N,K-6), Middle School (6-8) and Secondary Education; a five-year program in Special Education awarding graduates both the undergraduate and master's degree; and licensure and Master of Science Degrees in such areas as Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, Guidance and Counseling, Literacy and Culture, School Library Media, and Special Education. The department offers coursework in the following areas:
Undergraduate Programs
- Liberal Studies Elementary, Middle, and Special Education
- Arts & Sciences Secondary and Add-on Endorsements
Graduate Programs
Department of Health, Recreation and Kinesiology
The Department of Health, Recreation and Kinesiology offers the academic and professional preparation for students to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree with emphasis in the following programs:
Undergraduate Majors
- Athletic Training
- Exercise Science
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
Undergraduate Minors
- Coaching
- Health Education
- Outdoor Education
- Pre-professional Clinical Studies
- Driver Education Endorsement
Department of Social Work and Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS)
The Department of Social Work and Communication Sciences and Disorders provides both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The program in Social Work provides an undergraduate course of study of unique and personalized instruction accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, leading to the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. Program graduates frequently pursue advanced study in graduate schools and may be eligible for admission into advanced standing one-year M.S.W. degree programs.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders program is a pre-professional program that provides academic training in the normal processes of speech, language, hearing, and their associated pathologies and provides the foundation for a master's degree in speech-language pathology or audiology.
The department offers coursework in the following areas:
Undergraduate Programs
- Social Work
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Online Masters' Prerequisites in Speech-Language Pathology
Graduate Programs
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Online Masters' Prerequisites in Speech-Language Pathology
- Distance Learning in Virginia Educating Speech-Language Pathologists
Call Me Mister
The Call Me MISTER program is a highly acclaimed program designed to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader, more diverse background. Program participants are selected from among under-served, socio-economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities.
The Call Me MISTER program is contributing to the talent pool of excellent teachers by identifying and supporting young men who are literally "touching the future" by teaching children. This successful model seeks to reverse the lack of young men who are leaders, role models, and teachers in communities.