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- The founding program of The University of Memphis, the College dates back to 1912,
when West Tennessee State Normal School first opened its doors to students.
- The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences is composed of 4 academic departments
- Counseling, Educational Psychology, & Research, Health & Sport Sciences, Instruction
& Curriculum Leadership, and Leadership - that offer 57 degree-programs.
- 3,131 students are enrolled in the College for the 2011-12 school year, including
1,921 undergraduate and 1,210 graduate students.
- In 2010-11, the College awarded 369 bachelors, 326 masters and specialist degrees,
32 doctorates. The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences awards more graduate
degrees than any other college at the U of M.
- The College is home to 11 nationally recognized teacher education programs, more than
any other institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee
Systems, including the only nationally-recognized Educational Leadership Building,
Mathematics Secondary MAT, Physical Education, Reading Education MS, and School Library/Media
Specialist programs in the state.
- Our rehabilitation counseling program ranks among the top 15 programs of its kind
nationally, according to U.S. News and World Report.
- Our educational psychology program ranks among the top 10 in the U.S. in terms of
faculty scholarly productivity, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
- The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences awarded more than $60,000 in scholarships
to undergraduate and graduates students for the 2011-12 school year.
- The College is home to the Center for Research in Educational Policy, one of just
26 academic centers in the state designated a Center of Excellence by the Tennessee
Higher Education Commission.
- The College ranks among the top colleges nationally in awarding baccalaureate degrees
in education to minorities.
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