About the COEHD

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The College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) is both a national and international model for developing inclusive, transformative leaders guided by principles of community, equity, integrity, service, scholarship and respect for diversity. With this vision, the COEHD achieves recognition as a courageous community offield-engaged scholars who successfully integrate high quality professional preparation, technology, and research that builds on the assets of the faculty, the students, and the community.

Furthermore, our graduates are recognized as teachers, administrators, university professors, counselors and health professionals who can work effectively with a broad range of children, youth, and families; therefore, the COEHD takes pride in producing graduates with a global perspective on education that address the educational, the psychological, the social, and the health needs of the communities we serve.

Our commitment to preparing effective educators is represented in the following areas:

COEHD graduates are renowned for their strong preparation for, and their success rates on State licensing exams. In fact, our students boast a 97% passing rate for Teacher Certification Exams, placing UTSA in the top tier of institutional performance on accountability measures for the state.
Since its inception in 2001, the COEHD has augmented its baccalaureate, and post baccalaureate programs from 4 bachelor’s degrees to 11, from 10 master’s degrees to 13, and from 2 doctoral degrees to 4. The COEHD has also added 4 graduate certification programs which include: Teaching English as a Second Language (CertTESL), Principal Certification, Superintendency Certification, and Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Administration. Inaddition, the COEHD now offers a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership in the Wintergarden Area and a joint Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with Permian Basin.
For the 2010 fall semester, the COEHD enrolled 3,670 undergraduate students, and boasted an enrollment of 1,620 graduate students, distinguishing it as the largest graduate program at UTSA.
The COEHD is also ranked 29th in the nation for awarding master’s and doctoral degrees to students of color.
Research funding has increased from $1.4 million in FY 2005 to $15 million in FY 2009.
Through the generous support of donors, we have added two new community centers: The Center on Educational Leadership Policy and Professional Development (CELPPD), which works with local school districts to identify and implement effective reform strategies, and the CommunityFamily Life Center (CFLC) which provides free counseling to the San Antonio community.
The COEHD is also home to the Mobile Health Lab, a customized 38-foot mobile unit, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment used to research Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis, and various vascular diseases. As a service to the San Antonio community, the Mobile Health Lab provides free health screenings to the general population throughout the year.
In 2008, the COEHD Counseling Department was awarded a rare eight-year endorsement by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs for exceeding the standards set forth by the counseling profession.
Our Reading Preparation Program was the first recipient of the International Reading Association’s Certificate of Distinction in 2008.
The COEHD provides study abroad programs that include China, Thailand, Mexico, and Ecuador.
In 2009, a three-year, 13 million dollar cooperative agreement, negotiated between the COEHD and the Republic of Malawi was awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide educational materials and teacher training to improve children’s literacy rates in Africa.

The COEHD is proud to serve, and provide educational opportunities for students in and around the San Antonio, by providing a first-rate education that equips them with the skills to respond to today’s educational challenges, and an imaginative flexibility to solve the challenges of the future.

We invite you to browse our website to learn about the variety of ways that you can contribute towards our commitment to excellence in teaching, technology, research, and community services.