School of Education and Sciences

The Interdisciplinary Studies degree program provides opportunities for career-minded students to take courses in more than one discipline and to receive work-related experiences necessary for specialized professions. The faculty and staff work closely with each student to design individualized academic pathways that allow them to focus on the General Studies Concentration from the two academic schools: Business and Social Sciences and Education and Sciences.

The School of Education and Sciences prepares highly competent, capable, and caring effective and efficient educators to meet the needs of students in diverse environments within the State of Texas and beyond. By linking theory, scholarship, and engaging innovative strategies, our students graduate ready to embark on their life long journeys in the field of study.

Graduates of the School of Education and Sciences embodies the dispositions and professionalism resulting from a 15-year strategic plan comprised of intensive, guided pathways and curricular enhancements designed to ensure students are fully-certified and employable. Our “career pathways” framework provides extensive co-curricular and technology-related experiences to prepare students for dynamic future classrooms and/or field of study.

Students enrolled in our Educator Preparation Programs will learn practical, effective ways to integrate technology resources and technology-based methods. Upon completion, students will design and produce interactive, Internet-based lessons that incorporate Technology Applications of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). In addition, students will demonstrate mastery of accessibility standards and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and they will demonstrate proficiency in digital literacy.

The goals of the Division of Social Sciences are to:

Align its offerings with the overall goals of the University to effect the intellectual, moral, and physical development of students;

Assist students to develop essential skills for effective communication and expressions that include sound, critical, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills;

Provide the appropriate opportunities for learning and experience for students to become competent in the knowledge and competencies expected from a college graduate in their specific major field of study;

Equip students with the appropriate academic prerequisites for admission to graduate and/or professional schools;

Promote a spirit of service and responsibility among students to their community and the broader society in which they live;

Help students acquire, understand, and develop a global perspective that appreciates the value of different cultures and languages including their own.