Dr. Phillip M. Wishon, Dean
Dr. Alvin Pettus, Associate Dean
Dr. Steven Fairchild, Assistant Dean
For information, call (540) 568-2812
Web site: http://coe.jmu.edu/edu.htm
Admission
Admission requirements for
individual education programs vary. For admission criteria, refer to the
specific program or the education program Web site at http://coe.jmu.edu/edu.htm.
The mission of the James
Madison University professional education unit is to prepare caring,
knowledgeable, skilled, and reflective educators who believe that all students
can learn and succeed. Our candidates and faculty are committed to lifelong
learning and aspire to meet educational needs in a changing, pluralistic, and
democratic society. The personal and professional development of candidates is
accomplished by emphasizing excellence and continuous innovation in quality
undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
James Madison University’s
College of Education is distinguished through faculty and candidate
achievements, academic rigor, excellence in teaching, candidate and faculty
interactions and relationships, technological innovations, and national
recognitions. The College maintains relevance through active and growing
interactions with other colleges within the University and with local, state,
regional, national, and international communities.
The college is committed to
providing:
§ Graduate programs that emphasize advanced knowledge in a
specialty area and the development of effective leadership and professional
skills for addressing the needs of a changing society.
§ Continuing professional development and
service programs in cooperation with public and private schools and agencies,
other colleges, institutions, and businesses.
The undergraduate and graduate
teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education and approved by the Virginia State Board of
Education.
The basic philosophy of the
college is reflected in the following goals:
§ To educate men and women for the multiple professions
included in the college at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, not
merely by transmitting skills and knowledge but by stimulating creativity,
developing cognitive abilities and encouraging the testing of hypotheses and
reinterpretation of the human experience.
§ To encourage a balanced faculty orientation toward teaching,
research, scholarship, and community service and professionalism that
recognizes individual strengths and preferences of the college’s faculty.
§ To create an environment that fosters an atmosphere of open
communication among candidates, faculty members and community.
§ To anticipate societal needs and provide
necessary resources for implementing effective on- and off-campus programs now
and in the future.
Toward these ends the college
offers a variety of graduate level programs:
Adult
Education/Human Resource Development
Early Childhood
Education
Educational
Leadership
Educational
Technology
Elementary Education
(4-6)
Middle School
Education
Reading Education
Secondary Education
Master of Music
Licensure to Teach
ESL
Master of Science in
Education
Special Education
Course Offerings
