The objectives of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s undergraduate programs are both professional and functional. The professional objective is to provide (1) pre-service education for prospective teachers, and (2) background in the principles of education for students preparing for general and social service areas of education. The functional objectives are to create interest in the social and civic functions of education, to conduct research in the field of education, and to study educational problems of the nation, region and state as a basis for formulating a teacher education program which places emphasis on educational problems affecting minorities.
Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs
