2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog
College of Education, Health and Human Services
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John Storsved, Dean
Jill Hutti, Associate Dean
Stephen Lucas, Interim Executive Director of Educational Licensure
Michelle Morgan, Assistant to the Dean
Brad Green, Assistant to the Dean
Michelle Rhine, Assistant to the Dean & Certification Officer
General Mission (Education)
The College of Education is committed to the preparation of professionals in the design and implementation of programs that advance intellectual, physical, psychological, and social well-being. These professionals are to be competent practitioners who are well grounded in research and theory. The College promotes the tradition of teaching and extends to the region and beyond by producing culturally literate and technologically sophisticated teachers, counselors, administrators, directors, and therapists.
The professional education units offer degrees and licensure in early childhood education, elementary and middle level education, special education, secondary education, guidance and counseling, and school administration. In addition, non-teaching professional units offer excellent programs in community counseling. While educating excellent entry-level personnel in undergraduate programs, the College prepares those in its graduate programs for distinguished leadership in meeting future challenges in various institutions. It also serves as an effective center of cultural and educational opportunity, maintaining partnerships with schools, hospitals, business and industry, and other recreational and social agencies.
A strong commitment to quality programs in the College of Education is demonstrated by a highly qualified and dedicated faculty; a clinically intensive, contemporary curriculum; and recognition by appropriate accrediting and certifying agencies, including the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and the Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board.
General Mission (Health and Human Services)
The College fosters excellence, with a student-centered approach of teaching and learning through innovative, rigorous, and collaborative experiences, and promotes health and well-being of diverse populations across the lifespan. Students develop lifelong leadership skills through applied learning, community service, and professional partnerships.
Bachelor’s degrees are earned through a variety of departments and programs. The Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences offers academic and clinical instruction in an undergraduate program. The Department of Public Health and Nutrition offers degrees in Health Administration, Public Health with options in Community Health and Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness, and Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, the Department of Public Health and Nutrition offers interdisciplinary degrees in Health Communication, as well as Health Sciences with options in Policy and Ethics, Diversity and Equity in Health, and Generalist. The Department of Human Development offers a degree in Human Services with three different pathways: traditional, online, and early childhood program administration. The Department of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation offers degrees in Exercise Science, Exercise Science: Pre-Athletic Training, Exercise Science: Pre-Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science: Pre-Physical Therapy, Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation: Physical Education Teacher Licensure Option K-12, and Sport and Recreation Management. The Gail & Richard Lumpkin School of Nursing offers degrees in Traditional Nursing and Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science.
Military Science offers a minor leading to commissions as officers in the United States Army. Students in the Military Science/Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) can pursue any major recognized by the University.
In addition, the college provides students from other majors with minors in Aging Studies, Communication Disorders & Sciences, Community Health, Early Childhood Program Administration, Financial Literacy, Health Communication, Health & Medical Humanities, Human Services, Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation for Teaching Certification, Nutrition, Public Health, Public Health for Teacher Licensure, and Workplace Wellness.
Graduate programs include Aging Studies, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Exercise Physiology, Health Promotion, Human Services, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Sport Administration. (See the Graduate Catalog for further information on graduate programs.)
Admission Requirements for Teacher Preparation Programs
Requirements for admission into teacher preparation programs are listed in this catalog in the section on teacher licensure programs. Requirements for admission to graduate programs are given in the Graduate Catalog.
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