COE Diversity Statement
In the College of Education, we work to disrupt, interrupt, and change systemic inequities in P-12 schools, adult education, and higher education by demanding equal and equitable rights, opportunities, and treatment for all; to produce inclusive and equitable participation, power, access, impacts, and outcomes for all groups, by embedding educational justice as part of our culture through people, places, programs, policies, and processes. See more here.
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Our graduates have what it takes to be successful in the classroom. With over 200 hours of field experiences before student teaching, you will have ample opportunities to take the knowledge and skills you learn in our courses and apply them to diverse school settings.
Located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, JMU students hone their teaching skills in rural and urban settings. With over 53 languages spoken and students from 49 countries in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools, JMU pre-service teachers experience a wide diversity of students in their placements, enriching their teaching experience.
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Important Dates
August
- 24 - First day of classes
September
- 2 - Semester/1st Block Add/Drop Deadline
- 12 - Semester/1st Block Add with Departmental Permission deadline
- 13 - Withdraw from JMU deadline
- 22 - 1st Block Withdraw/Course Adjustment deadline
- 30-Oct 1 - Family Weekend
October
- 1 - Applications available in MyMadison for May 2022 or August 2022 undergraduate graduation
- 11 - 1st Block courses end
- 17 - 2nd Block courses begin
- 15 - Deadline to apply to graduate Grad School
- 12-14 - Fall Break (no classes, University Offices open)
- 12-23 - Homecoming Weekend
- 24 - 2nd Block Add/Drop deadline
- 26 - Semester Withdraw/Course Adjustment deadline
November
- 1 - 2nd Block Add with Departmental Permission deadline
- 7 - Spring 2023 Enrollment Week (see your MyMadison for your enrollment appointment)
- 15 - 2nd Block Withdraw/Course Adjustment deadline
- 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break
December
- 11 - Last day of classes
- 10-16 - Final Exam Week
- 16 - 'Incomplete" coursework for Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 due; Deadline for completion of coursework for December 2022 graduates; Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- 17 - Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
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