
Overview
The College of Education
- lies within a 60-mile radius of more than 180 independent school districts with a combined student population approaching 1 million.
- student enrollment has experienced record growth with an increase of more than 700% over the last six years.
- is located in seven different facilities across campus.
- is a leader in collaborative partnerships with independent school districts, community colleges, the business community and other universities and colleges.
- is a member of the Holmes Partnership for its work with the UTA/H-E-B Partnership in Math and Science Education.
- Is the 23rd member of the National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER), one of the oldest and most selective national organizations of its kind.
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction
- serves as the home institution for more than 800 elementary school teachers enrolled in the Dallas Reading Academy
- Early Childhood through Grade 4 Teacher Preparation Program is a model for the state of Texas
- Master of Education program was named among the best online graduate programs in the nation in the America’s Best Colleges 2003 edition of U.S. News and World Report.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Boast a full-time faculty of K-16 professionals with experience in all levels of education
- Largest superintendency program in the state
- Hands on cohort principalship program at three different locations: UTA/UTDallas; UTA/Fort Worth Campus; and UTA.
The Department of Kinesiology
- The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Endorsement for the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science is currently one of only 17 programs in the nation and the only University Connection Endorsed Curriculum Program in the state of Texas.
- Additionally, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accreditation of the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is currently one of only four athletic training education programs in the state of Texas.
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In 2003 students earning a B.S. in Exercise Science
had a 100% pass rate on the ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor Examination.

