School of Education and Public Service

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Cumberland University's School of Education and Public Service (SoE & PS) is a candidate for accreditation by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In their words, "NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high-quality teacher preparations."

The School of Education and Public Service is proud of its long-held regional reputation for consistently preparing excellent practitioners for careers in their chosen fields. We share a commitment to staying ahead of changes in policy and practice to maintain our reputation for excellence, and to deliver an education based on best current practices and a research-based body of knowledge that enables our graduates to serve their constituencies and communities professionally.

As a result, school faculty are continually monitoring our programs for any needed changes. Students and prospective students should check with faculty and this website regularly to be informed of changes.

The School of Education and Public Service's conceptual framework incorporates national standards for the development of new practitioners into our standing goal of creating caring, competent and qualified professionals. For future teachers, the knowledge, disposition and skill requirements represented in the colored boxes reflect components of Cumberland University's mission to create competent, caring, qualified professional educators. The arrows between represent the interconnectedness of the various components of those dimensions. The arrows also communicate that a professional educator is well-versed in each of the domains. (The full text of our conceptual framework can be found here.)
Many Cumberland students major in programs offered by the School of Education and Public Service. We offer five undergraduate and two graduate programs. Some of our programs prepare candidates for careers in the athletics, health and wellness fields; some of our programs lead to teacher and school adminstrator licensure, and one prepares candidates for careers in public service management.

Individuals currently holding a baccalaureate degree in another academic discipline may seek Tennessee licensure by completing a second baccalaureate through Cumberland University.

You have a lot of options at Cumberland. Programs (ie. majors, or degrees) and minors offered by the School of Education & Public Service are listed below. Those followed by * may lead to teacher licensure (for a list of teacher licensure types offered through Cumberland, click here, or navigate to the "Teacher Licensure" page of this website):

Undergraduate Programs:
  • Athletic Training
  • Child Growth & Learning*
  • Health & Human Performance
    • Physical Education & Health Emphasis*
    • Sport & Excercise Science Emphasis
    • Sport Management Emphasis
  • Secondary Education* (only offered as double major with other specific majors - see NOTE below)
  • Special Education*

We Collaborate with the School of Music and the Arts in their offering of two degrees for those interested in becoming an Art or Music teacher:

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art Emphasis*
  • Bachelor of Music, Music Education Emphasis* 

NOTE : Cumberland Students interested in the Secondary Education dual major or in becoming an Art or Music teacher must see an advisor in the School of Music and the Arts or School of Liberal Arts and Science, and an advisor in the School of Education & Public Service, early and often while at Cumberland to ensure that they take the correct courses to be eligible for a Teacher's License. Candidates interested in any type of Tennessee Teacher's License must take certain GEC courses as part of their program.

Graduate Programs:
Students seeking any degree at Cumberland can also choose one or more of the following minors:
  • Physical Education
  • Health
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Coaching
Candidates pursuing such degrees/minors should talk to an academic advisor early in their enrollment.
 
 

Continuing Education Professional Development Series

Looking for professional development?  Visit the Tennessee Staff Development Council for Professional Development website.

SUMMER RECERTIFICATION WORKSHOPS 

The Cumberland University School of Education will offer a variety of summer workshops for educators from June 7th through July 30th, according to Dr. Charles Collier, Dean of the CU School of Education.

The week-long workshops will be held on the Cumberland campus in Lebanon. Most are three-semester-hour undergraduate courses evaluated on a pass/fail grading system. Some of these may be a combination of on-campus and online coursework. 

Course Instructor Date
Movies on Teaching: What We Can Learn
 		 Dr. Art Criscoe June 7-11
Digital Photography
 		 Ms. Margie Monde June 14-18
Power of Positive Students
 		 Dr. Mack Hargis June 21-25
Financial Planning for the Educator
 		 Dr. Mack Hargis June 28-July 2
Test Taking (SAT, ACT, TCAP, Praxis)
 		 Dr. Kathryn Pugh June 28-July 2
Computer Use in the Classroom
 		 Dr. Stuart Harris July 12-16
Photoshop for Educators
 		 Ms. Margie Monde July 19-23
Writing Across the Curriculum
 		 Dr. Kathryn Pugh July 26-30
Fishing (1 and 1/2 Days) Thomas TBD


The workshops are not applicable for application to a Baccalaureate degree, initial licensure or add-on endorsement. For enrollment materials or additional information, contact Debbie Whitaker at 615.547.1217 or dwhitaker@cumberland.edu.

Complete Course Descriptions [21k pdf]        Registration Form [34k pdf]       Application Form [18k pdf]

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