Grace G. Grissom School of Education

Chair – Dr. Grace A. Meier

Office: D. W. Johnston Center, Room 230

Telephone: (931) 363-9857

E-mail: gmeier1@utsouthern.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Professors: J. Cheatham, McMasters, Meier, T. Smith

Associate Professor: Cathey

Instructors: Morefield, C. Paul

Adjunct Faculty: Cox, Farrar, Hanvy, J. Hlubb, C.M. Little, Monks, B. Paul, Peterson, Trice, Watson, Wharam Young

The mission of the University of Tennessee Southern's Grissom School of Education is the development of education professionals who are prepared to participate in professional, social, and technological change; who are committed to lifelong learning, service, and continuing professional development through inquiry and reflective practice; and who work in partnership with a range of constituents to effect change at the local level.

The Grissom School of Education offers the bachelor’s degree in elementary education with licensure to teach grades K-5 a bachelor’s degree in physical education with licensure to teach grades K-12, and bachelor’s degree in special education interventionist with licensure for grades K-8. Licensure endorsement is also offered in driver education. Because the licensure programs are professional programs, formal application must be made and approval granted for admission into each program. These requirements are described in the following pages along with the course requirements and recommended curriculum for each program. UT Southern also offers secondary licensure programs which are housed within the appropriate division. 

In addition to the above licensure programs, the Grissom School of Education also offers a major in Human Performance and Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Science as well as a non-licensure option for Elementary Education.

Students interested in a major within the Grissom School of Education should consult the appropriate program coordinator as listed below:

Elementary Education -Claire Paul
Secondary Teacher Education -Janet Hanvy
Special Education - Claire Paul
Human Performance and Physical Education – Laura Morefield

Regulations in effect at the time the student is admitted to the appropriate program within the Grissom School of Education shall be considered binding unless directed otherwise by the Tennessee State Department of Education. That department periodically revises the requirements governing teacher licensure in the state of Tennessee. Therefore, degree requirements leading to licensure in all the University of Tennessee Southern (UTS) teacher education programs are subject to change from those published in the University catalog. Education students are required to seek advisement from their advisors and/or the program coordinator as early as possible in the program of study to ensure that both degree requirements and licensure requirements are met.

• Admission to the Education Program
• Admission to Clinical Practice for All Programs
• Admission to the Non-licensure Elementary Education Program
• Other Program Information
• Driver Education Endorsement
• Title II Praxis Pass Rates and Scaled Scores for the Education Program
• Post Baccalaureate Education Candidates Seeking Initial Licensure or Endorsement
• Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Licensure in Grades K-5 Concentration
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education Licensure in Interventionist Grades K-8
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Performance and Physical Education Physical Education Licensure in Grades K-12 Concentration
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Performance and Physical Education, Exercise Science Concentration
• Coaching Minor (18)