COEPD Academic Programs – COEPD Assessment

Undergraduate Degree Programs, Specialized Content Areas, and Optional Endorsements

Program	Major	Specialized Content Area	Optional Endorsements	Coordinator
Early Childhood Education	Early Childhood Education	No Specialized Content Area	No Optional Endorsements	Dr. Ruthann Arneson

Program	Major	Specialized Content Area	Optional Endorsements	Coordinator
Elementary Education	Elementary Education	No Specialized Content Area but any optional endorsement(s) may be added.	– Early Education (PreK-K) – English (5-9) – General Science (5-9) – Math (5-9) – Multicategorical Special Education (K-6) – Social Studies (5-9)	Dr. Paula Lucas

Program	Major	Specialized Content Area	Optional Endorsements	Coordinator
Secondary Education	Secondary Education	Grades PreK-Adult Art Music Wellness Grades 5-Adult English General Science Mathematics Social Studies Grades 9-Adult Biological Science Chemistry Physics Any optional endorsement(s) may be added.	– Early Education (PreK-K) – English (5-9) – General Science (5-9) – Math (5-9) – Multicategorical Special Education (5-Adult) – Social Studies (5-9)	Dr. Paula Lucas

Program

Major

Specialized Content Area

Optional Endorsements

Coordinator

Secondary Education

Grades PreK-Adult
Art
Music
Wellness

Grades 5-Adult
English
General Science
Mathematics
Social Studies

Grades 9-Adult
Biological Science
Chemistry
Physics

Any optional endorsement(s) may be added.

– Early Education (PreK-K)
– English (5-9)
– General Science (5-9)
– Math (5-9)
– Multicategorical Special Education (5-Adult)
– Social Studies (5-9)

Dr. Paula Lucas

Program	Major	Area of Emphasis (AOE)	Coordinator
Education	Curriculum & Instruction	No AOE	Dr. Lisa Heaton
Education	Leadership Studies	No AOE	Dr. Bobbi Nicholson

Program	Major	Area of Emphasis (AOE)	Coordinator
Education	Education Specialist	Curriculum & Instruction	Dr. Sam Securro
School Psychology	School Psychology	No AOE	Dr. Lanai Jennings

Program	Major	Area of Emphasis (AOE)	Coordinator
Counseling	Counseling	Clinical Mental Health Counseling	Dr. Jonathan Lent
Counseling	Counseling	School Counseling	Dr. Carol Smith
Education	Education	No AOE	Dr. Kimberly McFall
Education	Education	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Ruthann Arneson
Education	Education	Elementary Math Specialist	Dr. McKenzie Brittain
Education	Education	Individualized Plan of Study	Dr. Lisa Heaton
Education	Education	Instructional Processes & Strategies	Dr. Lisa Heaton
Education	Education	Instructional Technology & Learning	Dr. Lisa Heaton
Education	Education	Math through Algebra I	Dr. McKenzie Brittain
Education	Education	School Library Media Specialist	Dr. Kimberly McFall
Education	Education	Teaching English as a Second Language	Dr. Nega Debela
Leadership Studies	Leadership Studies	Educational Leadership (School Principalship)	Dr. Eugenia Damron
Leadership Studies	Leadership Studies	Leadership Specialist	Dr. Dennis Anderson
Literacy Education	Literacy Education	No AOE	Dr. Barbara O’Byrne
Special Education	Special Education	No Area of Emphasis	Dr. Debra Lockwood
Special Education	Special Education	Deaf & Hard of Hearing	Julie Turley
Special Education	Special Education	Multicategorical	Dr. Debra Lockwood
Special Education	Special Education	Preschool Special Education	Dr. Wendi Dunham
Special Education	Special Education	Teaching Visually Impaired	Julie Turley

Program	Major	Area of Emphasis (AOE)	Coordinator
Teaching (MAT)	Teaching	No AOE	Dr. Tina Allen

Program	Major	Area of Emphasis	Coordinator
Adult & Continuing Education	Adult & Continuing Education	Adult Education & Evaluation	Dr. Feon Smith-Branch
Adult & Continuing Education	Adult & Continuing Education	Career & Technical Center Teaching	Dr. Feon Smith-Branch