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Welcome to the School of Education & Professional Studies

When you become a student at Chowan, you enter a community of learning, teaching, and faith.

Chowan students receive a real-world, Christian education, where faith and learning are connected through internships, study abroad, community engagement, missions, and leadership opportunities. Because of Chowan’s intimate size and close-knit, familial environment, students find that professors are accessible to them before, during, and after class.

Our Purpose Statement

Chowan University is committed to academic excellence in teaching, asking relevant questions, and service-learning. Chowan continues to uphold traditional Judeo-Christian values while remaining faithful to the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, the dignity and worth of each individual, an atmosphere of open dialogue, freedom of inquiry and expression, and a moral commitment to the pursuit of truth.

Accreditation

Chowan University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and masters degrees. The university is also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Academic Departments

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Department of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and a Pre-law Advisory Program
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Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Fine Arts Studies, Humanities Studies, Integrative Studies, General Studies, and Social Sciences
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Department of Sport Science
Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education (K-12), & Sport Management. Coaching Minor and a Sport Management Minor.
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Department of Teacher Education
Elementary Ed., Secondary English, Mathematics, Social Studies, & Science Education,  Health & PE, and Music Education.
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Academics, Campus News

Chowan University Announces Spring 2022 President’s List Honors

Chowan University officially announced the President’s List honorees for Spring 2022.  To earn a place on the President’s List, a student must complete 12 or more credit hours during the semester and earn a semester GPA of 3.8 or higher. The following students have been designated President’s List honorees for Spring 2022: Annery Esther Abreu Haydon.

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Academics, Campus News

Department of Education Continues Wavier for Certain Verification Requirments for 2022-23

Released on Monday, “The Department of Education recognizes the need to continue to provide relief to millions of students and colleges facing challenges and barriers resulting from the ongoing national emergency. Therefore, we are continuing our waiver of certain verification requirements into the 2022-2023 award year. This means we are maintaining verification requirements that strictly.

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56th Annual PICA Awards: Student Competition

The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA) recognized Chowan University students as winners of the prestigious PICA Awards. Each year PICA hosts a competition among members of the print industry to recognize excellence within the industry. There are also high school and collegiate levels of competition. This year’s winners were announced at an Awards.

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Brenda Tinkham
Dr. Brenda Tinkham Associate Provost for External Relations; Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies Phone: 252-398-6304

Message from the Dean

The School of Education and Professional Studies is committed to academic excellence in teaching, guiding, and learning. Students enter Chowan as a community of learners. They are connected through internships, study abroad, community engagement, and leadership opportunities.

Because of Chowan’s intimate size and family-like atmosphere, students find that our four departments of Criminal Justice, Interdisciplinary Studies, Sport Science, and Teacher Education have professors that are accessible to them, before, during, and after class.

Criminal Justice students will gain vital skills and knowledge in criminology while evaluating the moral and ethical issues of public servants. Interdisciplinary Studies is uniquely designed to allow students the freedom to establish a specialized major that is devoted to their individual interests and needs. Students graduating from the Sport Science program are prepared to pursue career opportunities and connect their classroom knowledge with real-world experience. Teacher education is dedicated to graduate students who are equipped with instructional strategies and pedagogy capable of educating all learners n a continuously changing world.