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Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Curriculum and Instruction

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Welcome to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction!

We offer three-degree options that lead to licensure:

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction has a major function: the professional preparation of licensed teachers at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. The programs lead to the Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Education degree. To meet and carry out these functions, the department offers a strong Teacher Education Preparation Program recognized by the Arkansas Department of Education, the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, CAEP. Additionally, the department offers a non-licensure degree program in Rehabilitation. Programs are being revised due to the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for Teacher Licensure.

Teacher Licensures have changed. Elementary Education, K-6 grades, is up and operational. This is our most popular teacher education program. Special Education as an undergraduate program has been active since the Fall of 2015.  Secondary Education programs are in the specialty areas such as Math or Biology, Art, Music, and Health and Physical Education are certified K-12 grades.

The ACT/SAT is not required for a student’s Admission to the School of Education Educator Preparation Program (EPP). However, a student’s ACT/SAT score may be used to determine specific services needed to pass the state-mandated assessments for the Pearson and/or Praxis exams.

Programs:

Contact Information:

Dr. William Torrence
Associate Professor/Interim Chairperson
torrencew@uapb.edu
(870) 575-8697

Meet Our Chair

Dr. Will Torrence

Dr. William Torrence is an Associate Professor and Interim Chairperson in the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. His scholarship centers on developing, implementing, measuring, and evaluating Educational Programs. Dr. Torrence has been an investigator on various grant-funded projects. He is the Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars Teacher Academy Resident System (STEM STARS) Program. He is also a Co-Principal Investigator for the US PREP/Texas Tech University funded “Perceptions of Classroom Management and Teacher Self-Efficacy” Research Program.

As a teacher, his major instructional areas include Applied Research & Statistics, Psychology of Sports, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Educational Assessment, and Curriculum & Instructional Design. Dr. Torrence is also the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Past administration roles at the University include Chair of the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Department, Director of the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP), and Chair (Interim) of the Curriculum & Instruction Department.

Dr. Torrence exemplifies the motto: “First of All, Servants of All, We shall Transcend All!

OUR IMPACT

Teacher Preparation

Our department is renowned for developing world-class education professionals.

Our Approach

Our new direction Teach P.R.I.D.E., is an innovative approach that produces game-changing educators.

Our Success

The School Education has the highest graduation rate of any school on our campus.

Degree Options

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff