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Human Development & School Services College of Education and P-16 Integration

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  • Undergraduate Programs
    • Early Care and Early Childhood Studies, BS with Teacher Certification
    • Early Care and Early Childhood Studies, BS (Non-certification)
    • Elementary Education (Teacher Certification - Special Education), BIS
    • Early Care And Early Childhood Studies Minor
    • Special Education Minor
  • Graduate Programs
    • Online Programs
      • Special Education, MEd
    • Traditional Programs
      • Early Childhood, MEd
      • School Psychology, M.A.
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Dr. John Lowdermilk III
Department Chair/Professor
Department of Human Development and School Services
Edinburg Campus: EEDUC 1.302
Email: hdss@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3466
Phone Alt: (956) 665-3358

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Our program is designed to help prepare our graduates with instruction in becoming better or future educators. Teaching professionalism for their diverse and inclusive environments, including homes, schools, and other community settings. The programs are child-centered and culturally sensitive practices that emphasize on focus on instructional needs. The Human Development and School Services has helped prepare our graduates in becoming reflective thinkers, consumers, and producers of research in the fields they have studied. These things are designed to implement the best practices in order for our graduates to demonstrate leadership in their prospective professions.

The Department of Human Development and School Services offers the following programs:

Undergraduate Programs

  • Early Care and Early Childhood Studies, BS (Teacher Certification) 
  • Early Care and Early Childhood Studies, BS (Non-certification) | Program Distribution
  • Elementary Education with Special Education, BIS (Teacher Certification) | Program Distribution

Minors

  • Early Care And Early Childhood Studies Minor
  • Special Education Minor

Graduate Programs

  • Early Childhood Education, MEd | Program Distribution
  • School Psychology, MA | Program Distribution

Online Program

  • Special Education, MEd (Accelerated Program) | Program Distribution

Certificate Programs

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (Certificate Program) | Program Distribution
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