Welcome to the College of Education AND HEALTH

Welcome to the College of Education and Health, where we prepare teachers and leaders for programs serving students birth through PK-12 and adult learners, produce nurses with real-world skills and develop rehabilitation science, emergency management and student affairs administration professionals. You will discover a range of nationally accredited degree and certification options administered and taught by highly regarded, experienced professionals in the College of Education and Health.

Vision

The Arkansas Tech University College of Education is dedicated to developing successful and innovative professionals who will internalize, initiate, and sustain a commitment to impact individuals in diverse and evolving communities.

Mission

The Arkansas Tech University College of Education prepares professionals, who will positively impact learners, systems, and communities, by providing competency- and outcomes-based undergraduate and graduate programs.

Accreditation Information

Arkansas Tech University is accredited as a university by the Higher Learning Commission. Within our accredited university, the Arkansas Tech College of Education (in partnership with other colleges on campus) is an Educator Preparation Provider nationally accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). To see our most recent accreditation report results, please click here: 2020 CAEP Accreditation Results. Within this accreditation, we offer a number of educator licensure programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to this national accreditation, numerous Arkansas Tech University educator licensure programs have received specialized national program recognition or national specialty accreditation, which includes all programs for which this national honor is available. You may view and explore these programs in detail from the following link: Educator Licensure Programs. Please see the additional and important information provided below concerning our university, educator licensure programs, and graduates.

CAEP Accountability Measures

The following links contain data results to demonstrate the College of Education and Health's attainment of the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) accountability measures. By clicking on the "Initial Licensure" or "Advanced Licensure" links, you will be able to explore data and information that has been collected from our various educator preparation programs. Initial Licensure involves those programs that prepare teachers. Advanced Licensure involves those programs that prepare teachers in the roles of other school personnel (e.g., principals, superintendents, special eduation teachers and directors, etc.). These Arkansas Tech University advanced licensure programs are completed at the graduate level.

Measure 1: Completer Impact and Effectiveness (CAEP Component R4.1)

Initial Licensure

Measure 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement (CAEP Components R4.2, R5.3, RA 4.1, and RA5.3)

Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Program Completion (CAEP Components R3.3 and RA3.4)

Measure 4: Ability of Completers to Be Hired in Education Positions for which They Have Been Prepared

Initial and Advanced Licensure

Continuous Improvement

The College of Education and Health seeks to continuously improve its programs and recognizes the importance of its many shareholders in this process. Due to this pursuit, the College provides numerous opportunities to discuss its programs and to gather input from its shareholders (e.g., via surveys, shareholder meetings, Cohort meetings, university councils, specialized professional association pursuits, college, departmental and program meetings, etc.).

Arkansas "Right to Read" Act

The following link discusses the College of Education and Health's compliance with Act 1063 of 2017 termed the Right to Read Act. The linked document discusses this Act and how the College meets the expectations delineated by this Act.

DEPARTMENTS

Teaching and Educational Leadership

TEACHING SITE

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SITE

Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science

Kinesiology SITE

REHABILITATION SCIENCE SITE

NURSING

NURSING SITE

Emergency Management,
Professional Studies and
Student Affairs Administration

Emergency management SITE

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES SITE

STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION SITE

HIGH IMPACT LEARNING

Degrees & Programs

Teacher Education Page Link - STEPS TO INITIAL TEACHER LICENSURE (CLICK HERE)

The above link provides information concerning Stage II application, Internship II application (Stage III), and Educator Licensure application (Stage IV). Also included on this page are the overall College of Education policies and procedures, requirements, and expectations for students pursuing teacher licensure. Please click on the link for more information.

Undergraduate level programs:

Bachelor of Science - Elementary, Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence, or Secondary Education (in partnership with other Colleges on campus) leading to teacher licensure.
- The College of Education and Student Support Services are working together to assist eligible education majors with additional support toward teacher preparation. Select the Teacher Prep SSS Info Sheet and the video at the following link for details. - Student Support Services Teacher Preparation Program
Health and Physical Education leading to teacher licensure or for wellness and fitness.
Associate Degree - Early Childhood (Birth thru Kindergarten; Non-Licensure) Online
Minor in Leadership Studies