The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery and service. A competitor and an innovator in academics and research, UNCG has positioned itself among the top-tier universities in North Carolina. As the world continues to change rapidly, UNCG has evolved as a leader in many capacities. It is recognized for groundbreaking research, community service, caring faculty, and high-quality education, and seeks to equip its students with the best tools for the future.

UNCG is a doctorate-granting university offering degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, intermediate, and doctoral levels. Overall, UNCG's instructional programs are organized into the College of Arts and Sciences and six professional schools—The Bryan School of Business and Economics, The School of Education, The School of Health and Human Performance, The School of Human Environmental Sciences, The School of Music, and The School of Nursing. Degrees can be earned in 88 undergraduate majors, 66 master's and 22 doctoral programs.

UNCG is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Grants and contracts awarded to faculty for research, public service and creative activity have averaged more than $30 million annually for the past five years.

Students can enjoy signature programs, such as Communication Across the Curriculum and the Lloyd International Honors College, which have been developed to enhance the undergraduate academic experience. Other programs include Leadership and Service Learning, the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, Freshman Seminars, African American Studies and Women's & Gender Studies.

The university's award-winning, nationally recognized online programs are setting a new benchmark in distance learning. While many institutions deliver only text-based courses over the Web, UNCG incorporates online case studies, simulations and role-playing that make optimal use of the online medium. As a result, students are highly engaged and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills so highly valued by today's employers.

At UNCG you'll find a diverse, yet close-knit community where faculty and staff look for creative ways to teach and connect with students. Among the historically white institutions, the university leads the UNC system in diversity with the highest percentage of minority students. Of UNCG's more than 16,000 students, 68 percent are female, 30 percent are from minority groups, 3 percent are international students and 9 percent are from outside North Carolina.

The School of Education is known throughout North Carolina, the Southeast, and the nation for the quality of its students, programs, faculty, and partnerships with the public and private sectors.

The School of Education consistently ranks among the top 50 schools of Education in the nation as determined by the survey conducted each year and published by U.S. News and World Report. We are currently ranked 35^th with the Counseling program at 6^th in the United States.

One of six professional schools at the University, The School of Education's programs are approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Council of Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and the American Library Association (ALA).

We take pride in being one of the best professional schools of education in North Carolina and the nation. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are outstanding and prepare learners to be successful teachers, counselors, administrators, library and media specialists, and educational researchers. Our faculty members are top researchers and experts in their fields of study, but they also care about students and help them attain their professional and personal goals.

There are six departments in UNCG’s School of Education:

• Counseling and Educational Development
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
• Educational Research Methodology
• Library and Information Studies
• Specialized Education Services

The mission of the School of Education is to improve education, early childhood through older adulthood, in all educational settings. This mission is to be accomplished through the education of professional personnel, including teachers, counselors, librarians, administrators, and allied professionals; through research, demonstration, and other creative activities intended to increase our knowledge about the most effective educational practices; and through competent and ethical professional services based on the best educational practices. Believing that our mission can be achieved through productive interaction among teaching, service, and research, the School seeks:

• To promote scholarly inquiry in all the ways it can occur in order to develop knowledge fundamental to educational theory and policies and to improve educational practices;
• To provide exemplary pre-service teacher education programs that can serve as teaching/learning models for the state and nation;
• To provide the state, region, and nation graduate programs of distinction for professional personnel in public and private schools, libraries, hospitals, mental health agencies, institutions of higher education, business and industry, and other groups;
• To provide professional service and leadership to local, state, national, and international education agencies and institutions, and to the public.

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The Division of Continual Learning offers a variety of courses, including academic credit (degree-related courses and non-degree-related instruction), professional certificates, and continuing education unit (CEU) courses. Courses may employ a variety of delivery modes, from face-to-face instruction to the Internet. Courses with components delivered in electronic formats, either partially or entirely, are identified in "Course type " column. For information on degrees and certificates offered entirely online, visit the UNCG iCampus webpage.

Many of our distance education students have family, work, and other responsibilities that may not allow them to come to our campus regularly because of schedule, location, or time limitations. Distance education helps to fulfill UNCG's mission by offering certificates and degree programs that meet the needs of a diverse group of students. Our faculty members are committed to serving your learning needs and can be reached by email, fax, phone, or other web-based technologies. Most of your learning takes place at a place convenient for you—including your personal computer—although, depending on the program, you may be required occasionally to come to a location for an exam or laboratory exercise.