College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences was created in 2002 through a merger of the former College of Education and the former College of Human Ecology. The merger of these two colleges, both with rich histories and exemplary records of achievement, resulted from a recognition of complementary institutional missions and a belief that the two colleges, as one, would become more effective in dealing with the complex challenges facing families, schools, and communities in the 21st century. The union of Education and Human Ecology to form the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences honors its past independent accomplishments but is now focused on an interdependent future. The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is a people-centered college that is intent on enhancing significant aspects of the human condition and, with its disciplines located at the intersection of many of societies greatest challenges, is positioned to make a significant difference through its programs of study, research, and outreach. The Teacher Education Program at the University of Tennessee is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org. This accreditation covers the initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences holds accreditation with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Among its accredited academic programs are the following – Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by the Council on Education of the Deaf; Rehabilitation Counseling by the Council on Rehabilitation Education; School Psychology by the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists; Public Health by the Council on Education for Public Health; Sport Management (Graduate Level) by the NASSM/NASPE Sport Management Program Review Council; Dietetics by the American Dietetics Association; Recreation and Tourism Management by the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation. Facilities for research and service include the Academic Enrichment Program, the Affymetrix MicroArray Core Facility, the Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, the Assessment and Instruction in Mathematics, the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative, the Center on Deafness, the Center for Literacy Studies, the Center for Physical Activity and Health, the Early Learning Center for Research and Practice, the Cornerstone, the Educational Interpreting Program, the Educational Opportunity Center, the Family Life Project, the Gerber Grant Project, Gradkids, the High School Equivalency Program, the Institute for Assessment and Evaluation, the Instructional Services Center, the Least Restrictive Environment for Life Project, the Math and Science Regional Center, the Nutrition Institute, the Orientation to Deafness Program, the Pre-College Upward Bound Program, Project Impact, Project Wave, the Reading Center, the Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program, the Rehabilitation Counseling in Deafness Program, the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, the Small Animal Research Lab, the Southeastern Regional Interpreter Training Consortium, the Talent Search Program, the Technology Enhanced Curriculum Lab, the Tennessee Career Information Delivery System, the Tennessee’s Early Intervention System, the THEC Minority Teacher Education Project, the Tourism Institute, the UT-TIE, the Urban Impact Project, and the Veterans’ Pre-College Program.