Mission

Research Values in Practice

To conduct forward-thinking research that promotes policies, practices, and partnerships that support diverse, just, meaningful, and impactful educational communities.

Education Values in Practice

To prepare leaders who will improve education through their professional practice and research both locally and globally.

Vision

Education for a socially just world.

Values

We value diversity, community engagement, collaborative innovation, and social justice.

 We offer: 

• undergraduate program leading to a bachelor’s degree with specializations in early childhood education and special education,
• graduate programs leading to the Master of Education (M.Ed.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degrees. 

Our graduate programs provide opportunities for advanced study and research in education and foster the development of innovative responses to challenges in the field of education. They can be designed to meet licensure guidelines, licensing requirements, professional association recommendations, College and University requirements, and individual student goals.

As a research-oriented, Land-Grant institution, the College of Education recognizes its responsibility to offer two types of graduate academic programs: 

• programs that prepare educational scholars to further educational theory, policy, and research,
• and programs that prepare educational practitioners for roles in public education.