Fast Facts

GSEHD Fast Facts

At GSEHD, we take seriously our mission to Lead Innovation through Learning and are proud of our nationally and internationally renowned faculty, robust partnerships, and engaged students, who emerge from our programs enriched in both theory and practice and become agents of change in the education and human services fields.

A Century of Leadership

1904 – GW offers education coursework
1909 – GW establishes teachers college
1933 – Offers doctoral program in education
1954 – NCATE accreditation (continuous to present)
1960’s – Special education, counseling, and human resource development programs
1970 - Employee Development Program renamed Human Resource Development Program and is first in the country specifically devoted to the field of organization-based training & development/HRD
1975 – Inaugural New Directions conference
1977 – First Transition Special Education M.A. Program in U.S.
1988 – Established first Educational Technology Leadership program
1994 – Becomes Graduate School of Education and Human Development
1995 – Ranked in Top 50
2003 – Ranked in Top 20
2006 – 13 programs nationally recognized during NCATE review
2012 – Rehabilitation Counseling Program ranked 7th

Accreditation

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Teacher Preparation, Special Education, School Counseling, and Educational Administration (K-12) Programs

Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Community, School, and Ph.D. Counseling Programs

Council for Rehabilitation Education (CORE)

Rehabilitation Counseling Program

State Education Agency-Board of Education of the District of Columbia

Performance Data

Average GPA of Alternate Route Program Completers in initial teacher preparation programs for 2011-2012 = 3.86
Alternate route: program is one where a teacher candidate serves in a school as the “teacher of record” during the clinical portion of their training program. Alternate routes also include programs where students fill long-term substitute positions and eventually become the teacher of record while under clinical supervision in the program.

Average GPA of Traditional Route Program Completers in initial teacher preparation programs for 2011-2012 = 3.89
Traditional route: program follows a pre-service teacher preparation model where teacher candidates serve as interns, residents, student teachers, or are otherwise in the classroom with an experienced teacher during their clinical experience.

Average GPA of Program Completers in advanced licensure programs for 2011-2012 = 3.83

Recognition and Growth

Human Resource Development Program twice has been named Outstanding Program of the Year by the Academy of Human Resource Development (1993 and 2004)

Special Education Doctoral Program is one of GW’s Selective Excellence programs.

U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Ranked among top 35 graduate schools of education nationwide since 1997.
Ranked among top 11 private schools of education
Rehabilitation Counseling Program is ranked 7th nationwide.

Named by Diverse Issues in Higher Education among top 40 providers of graduate degrees to minority students.

Community Impact

GSEHD has offered transition to teaching programs since 1986.
Developed the first educational technology graduate degree offered completely at a distance
Supported 300+ National Board-certified teachers in DC area since 1993.
Provided professional development training in substance abuse prevention for over 600 counselors and counselor educators in the last four years.
Prepared 21 new administrators for Norfolk Public Schools, VA.
Trained 17 new literacy-focused teachers for service in DC schools and providing professional development for 37 in-service DC teachers.
Counseling students contribute over 100 counseling hours per year to Friendship Public Charter Schools in Washington, DC.