Dean of the College of Education, Human Performance and Health:
Reta Ugena Whitlock, Ph.D.

Assoc. Dean of the College of Education, Human Performance and Health:
Sharda Jackson Smith, Ed.D.

The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health has developed curricula leading to the baccalaureate in nine broad fields. 

Department of Education
Majors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle Level Education, Secondary Education with concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Spanish
Minors: Education

Department of Human Performance and Health
Majors: Child Development and Family Studies, Community Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Learning Disabilities, Physical Education: Teacher Education
Minors: Coaching, Sport Strength and Conditioning

The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health is a nationally accredited professional school with the chief responsibility of preparing teachers for public schools, grades PK through 12. The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health exercises responsibility for decisions directly affecting the teacher education curriculum and each major aspect of the teacher education process. The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health offers programs in child development and family studies, community health, early childhood education, elementary education and middle level education leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, in exercise and sport science, physical education and special education leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, and in secondary education leading to either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The unit offers Master's of Education degrees in applied learning and instruction and special education with a concentration in visual impairment. In addition to teaching professional coursework, the faculty of the school undertake research projects that contribute to improvement in the theory and practice of their professional fields. Faculty members conduct research, publish scholarly articles, and engage in service activities designed to assist professionals across a wide range of sectors, including health and human services, health care, PK-12 education, and fitness. Faculty and staff from the College of Education, Human Performance, and Health work collaboratively with schools and agencies throughout our region, providing expertise and fostering internship and service learning opportunities for students as they progress through their degree programs.

The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health maintains a curriculum resources center for the use of USC Upstate students, faculty, staff and area public school teachers. This facility provides curriculum aids for instructors at all levels.

Degree Programs

The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health has developed curricula leading to the baccalaureate in nine broad fields: child development and family studies, community health, exercise and sport science, early childhood, elementary, middle level, secondary, physical, and special education. Although the number of credit hours required for graduation varies to some extent with the subject that the student prepares to teach, a minimum of 120 hours is required for any baccalaureate degree program in the College of Education, Human Performance, and Health. Students are assigned an advisor with whom they should plan in advance their program of study for each semester or summer session. The College of Education, Human Performance, and Health reserves the right to change requirements and modify programs as necessary to fulfill national accreditation and state certification requirements. Students must periodically request updated information from the school.