OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT

FACULTY AREA: School of Education Departments

The Department of Counselor Education at Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to excellence in the initial preparation and continuing development of professionals in the counseling field.

The mission of the Department of Educational Leadership is to prepare critically reflective practitioners who are instructional leaders.

The Department of Foundations of Education provides multi-disciplinary, liberal education perspectives that undergird all programs in the School.

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science.

The mission of the Department of Special Education and Disability Policy is to prepare, skilled, effective, critically reflective practitioners who can meet the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities and their families.

The Department of Teaching and Learning is committed to excelling in the initial and continuing preparation of educators for schools, corporations, nonprofit and government agencies in the Commonwealth; to working with diverse populations; to modeling and encouraging critical reflection on practice; to collaborating and forming educational partnerships; to applying research and conducting scholarly endeavors that examine educational processes, issues and concerns; and to providing assistance and service to local, state, regional, national and international communities.