College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Contact Information

  • Brooke Blevins, Dean
  • Julie Amador, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
  • Ann Frost, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Taylor Raney, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, ehhs@uidaho.edu

Overview

Organized as the College of Education in 1920 and renamed in 2017, the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences contains the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Department of Leadership and Counseling, and the Department of Movement Sciences. As represented in the College’s name, several programs serving Idaho and beyond are offered at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels in teaching and non-teaching fields of study.

Programs leading to degrees in teaching fields are offered in Career and Technical Education, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education. Programs leading to non-teaching degrees include Dance; Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences; Leadership and Organization Development; Physical Education; and Recreation, Sport, and Tourism management. The college also offers programs leading to academic certificates in Athletic Leadership, Career and Community Studies, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning, Disability and Inclusive Human Services, Human Resource Development and Technical Workforce Training.

Additionally, the college is home to the TRIO pre-college programs and the Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD). The education of professional personnel for the public schools constitutes a critical service to the state and its people and the education profession. The college screens for admission to programs leading to educational service to assure that applicants are qualified by preparation and personal attributes for this important work. Teacher candidates complete a program in which competence in a broad general education, the professional functions of the teacher, and the subjects and/or skills to be taught are demonstrated and applied in P-12 schools. The college provides educational leadership for the people of Idaho, to the state's education system, and to the teaching profession through consultation, participation in organizational activities, and research. 

Admission Requirements

Admission to the University

For a statement of general undergraduate and graduate admission requirements, see admissions portion of this catalog.

Transfer Students

Students who have attended college, whether at another institution or in another division of the University, before matriculation in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, must have a grade-point average of 2.00 (C) or better.

Teacher Education Programs

At the University of Idaho, the preparation of teachers is a cooperative enterprise between the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences and other colleges. Coordination is achieved through the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee. The screening of all applicants for admission to teacher education programs is the responsibility of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, and the dean, or their designee, is the recommending authority for certification.

Students preparing for a career in secondary teaching have the option of completing their bachelor's degrees in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (except for agricultural education, family life education, and music education) or in the department of their subject major.

Secondary education students have an advisor from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences who is the primary advisor on teacher education requirements. When a student identifies teacher education as their objective (this could be as early as the freshman year), an academic advisor is assigned to assist the student with program enrollment, progress, and completion.

Teacher Certification

Students who complete a teacher education program at the University of Idaho are eligible to be recommended to receive the Idaho standard instructional certificate, the exceptional child certificate, or the career and technical certificate. Students completing a master's degree, education specialist degree, or doctorate in educational administration may qualify for recommendation for an administrator's certificate. The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences reserves recommendations for initial teacher certification to students who have completed the approved teacher preparation program and hold a bachelor's degree. To initiate the state certification process, contact the certification officer.

Centers and Institutes

Centers and institutes affiliated with the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences support the mission of the College and extend services to the state, region, and nation. Programs offered through the college are enriched and extended as a result of these affiliations, and better positioned to be of assistance to local school districts and other educational units. The college is home to a number of centers and institutes. They are listed below; additional information can be accessed at the college website.

  • Center for Disabilities and Human Development
  • Center for ETHICS
  • Doceo Center
  • INSPIRE Center for First Generation Success
  • Idaho Regional Math Center