The College of Education is committed to the development of innovative programs that prepare graduate students for leadership roles in solving educational problems. The college provides a stimulating, challenging forum in which research and practice are viewed as essential and complementary. Faculty members are dedicated to producing quality scholarship and research that lead to excellence in teaching, professional practice, and administration of educational institutions. The College of Education is organized into three divisions. Ed.D., Ph.D. Graduate programs offered by faculty of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction, through the Graduate College, prepare students for positions in schools, colleges, universities, government agencies, and public or private organizations.
Graduates work as educational leaders, researchers, media and computer specialists, and librarians.
It is designed for students who have graduated from accredited colleges or universities with majors other than education. If desired, a master's degree may be pursued concurrently with teacher certification. The M.A., M.Ed., and Ed. D. degrees in Curriculum and Instruction offer areas of concentration in bilingual education, communication arts, early childhood education, elementary education, English as a second language, Indian education, mathematics education, multicultural education, reading education, science education, secondary education, and social studies education. The Ed.D. also offers a concentration in curriculum studies.