The Division of Professional Education is a central part of the new College of Education and Continuing Studies.  The Division houses the Department of Education and the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. 

The goal of the Department of Education is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will prepare them to become effective educators.  The future educators that we prepare are reflective, collaborative teachers and leaders who are dedicated to impacting K-12 education in an increasingly diverse, technological, and global society and who promote a lifelong commitment to learning.  The Division accomplishes this goal by offering high-quality programs that provide experiences designed to respect the diversity of children, their families, and communities.

The Department offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Education with teacher endorsement at the PreK-6 level and Master of Teaching (M.T.) degrees with Secondary Education endorsements at the 6-12 level in the areas of English, Mathematics and PK-12 endorsement in the area of Music. The Department of Education works closely with the Departments of English, Mathematics, and Music, in the preparation of elementary and secondary school teachers for the following subjects:

Teacher Education programs at Hampton University include:
The completion of a bachelor's degree in a core content area,
with professional and clinical training, during a fifth year of study,
leads to completion of the Master's in Teaching degree

The Division of Education is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Its programs are approved by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Students who graduate from the Department with teaching degrees are approved for teaching in 45 states without requiring extra certification courses.

Approximately 95% of the students majoring in education receive jobs within their field.

The other 5% of the students continue on to graduate schools.

About Our Students

The 2006 National Teacher of the Year, Kimberly Oliver, graduated from Hampton University in 1998.

Angela Pierce, Guerschmide Saint-Ange and Juanita Devlin placed first in the FBI Curriculum Development Challenge Competition.

JoWanda Rollins earned Teaching Profession's Top Credential, National Board Certification.

Ashlye Rumph-Geddis published her first children's book, Tori Finds Shapes All Around.