Our faculty and staff are eager to work with students who are just entering the field, as well as students who are seeking advanced degrees.

College of Education students have opportunities to study in a variety of different areas including:

teaching
leadership
counseling
psychology
higher education
education policy

Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs

Advising for undergraduates is available through Student Services. We have the following undergraduate teacher preparation programs:

early childhood
elementary education
cross categorical special education (K-12)

Students in these programs receive both a bachelor’s degree and an Arizona teaching certificate upon successful completion of university and state requirements.

Our graduate Teach Arizona program prepares students seeking certification for  secondary education.

Undergraduate Non Teacher Preparation Programs

We offer two undergraduate non teaching programs in Special Education:

deaf studies
general rehabilitation

Advising for undergraduate non teacher preparation programs is also available through Student Services.

Graduate Programs

Our graduate programs prepare educators at the master and doctoral level. We also offer opportunities for continuing professional development and research in areas such as children’s literature, content-area instruction, teacher education, and special education.

Advising for graduate degrees is available from the appropriate departmental offices. Graduate students are assigned a faculty advisor based on their areas of interest. Please contact departments directly for information on graduate programs.

Educational Research

Research is a valuable part of our mission. Our faculty members are engaged in a wide range of scholarship — from theory-based, basic research to more applied programs of research and development. Faculty members are active scholars whose studies explore a wide range of important educational issues.

Our faculty expertise section will allow you to review faculty interests and expertise by faculty, topic, and program area.