The Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Dr. Tony Hecimovic, Chairperson
COE 278, 657-2315
Professors: David Davison^, Anton Hecimovic, Russell Lord*, Kenneth Miller, Dixie Metheny^
Associate Professors: Susan Barfiled, Sharon Hobbs, Judith McEnany
Assistant Professors: Cindy Dell, Johanna Mitchell
Lecturers: Jack Ballard, Katherine Holt**, Lynette Schwalbe, Merry Jane Trewhella
Emeritus: Harold Davidson, Lowell Dunlop, Richard Gruber, Stanley Heywood, Marlene LaCounte, Harry Lee, George Madden, Earl Warne
*Joint Appointment with Health and Human Performance
^Joint Appointment with Mathematics
**Joint Appointment with Licensure and Field Experience
The department offers and administers the following Graduate Degree programs:
Master of Education degree and licensure programs with options in:
Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure
Department Mission
The Mission of the Department of Educational Theory and Practice is to prepare teachers who evidence the highest ideals of the teaching profession. This mission involves leading prospective teachers to examine the complex ways in which diverse disciplines interrelate and provide the foundations of all education. Study in the department’s courses is intended to prepare professional educators for insightful, critical examination of the principles and practices that they encounter in their careers.
Offerings in the Department are based on the assumptions that teaching excellence depends upon:
- celebration of the dignity of all individuals and cultural groups;
- comprehensive understanding of subject matter;
- knowledge of human intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development; and
- thoughtful, informed decisions about pedagogy.
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for the Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree are as follows:
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- Graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- GRE (Graduate Record Examination) or Praxis II if seeking Teacher Licensure.
- An admission essay.
- Three letters of recommendation
Students must meet all five of the criteria or seek a department graduate committee waiver.
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