Dean:
Catherine Horn, Ph.D., Boston College
Associate Dean for Student Belonging and Success:
Tiffany J. Davis, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Associate Dean for Faculty/Staff Belonging and Success:
Mimi M. Lee, Ph.D., Indiana University
Interim Associate Dean for Research:
Nathan G. Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University
College Certification Officer:
Tzuying “Tina” Ho, Ph.D., University of Houston
College Business Administrator:
Lisa Emmitte-Baker, M.B.A.
Degree Requirements and Regulations
The College of Education has a broad mission; the key feature is the preparation of professionals who develop the full human potential of the people they serve in schools and a wide variety of non-school settings by:
- Preparing professional individuals to conduct research and provide services and education in the health sciences;
- Educating practitioners for roles in teaching, counseling, psychology, administration and applied practice;
- Advancing the knowledge and skills of experienced practitioners;
- Advancing conceptual and methodological knowledge to conduct research;
- Advancing knowledge through scholarly investigation; and
- Leading and serving the organizations that benefit the communities of practice and academic study.
The College offers a range of graduate programs. The Departments of Curriculum and Instruction (CUIN), Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences (PHLS), and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) all offer programs that award the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in addition to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Moreover, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers professional certificates. Each department lists the specific requirements to these programs.
Accreditation and Memberships
College of Education Accreditations:
- American Psychological Association
- The Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
- The Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
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