About
The College of Education prepares tomorrow’s impactful and compassionate educational professionals. We offer two undergraduate degrees and three graduate degrees with multiple credential options.
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We offer Otters the opportunity to make a real difference in the world. Our degree programs provide the knowledge, skills, empathy and inclusive perspectives necessary to positively impact the lives of all individuals — from children to young adults, parents to senior citizens.
We train students to become:
- Highly qualified, effective teachers, remedying the critical shortage of educators in our region.
- Human service providers improving the lives and relationships of families and individuals across the life course.
- Curriculum and instruction specialists creating meaningful programs and outcomes in our schools and communities.
- School psychologists promoting personal, social and academic development of all students, including those who are culturally and linguistically diverse.
- Educational leaders guiding efficient and effective educational organizations in today's complex and evolving social, political and economic environment.
- Speech language pathologists providing evidence-based, developmentally appropriate and ethical communications support to individuals across the life span in a variety of interdisciplinary settings.
Vision
Through innovative teaching and scholarship, the College of Education prepares highly effective, culturally sustaining professionals who serve, engage and transform communities and schools to promote equity and social justice.
Mission
The College of Education prepares innovative scholar-practitioners who enact culturally responsive and sustaining, evidence-based practices to cultivate lifelong learning and well-being in diverse communities.
Values
- Innovative, transformative and equitable practices
- Reflective teaching, research and scholarship
- Reciprocal and responsive individual, family and community relationships
- Local and global impact
Accrediation
The Master of Science in School Psychology is fully accredited under the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). For more information, contact the Department of Education and Leadership at 831-582-3639.
The Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at CSUMB is an Applicant for Candidacy by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. For more information, contact the Department of Education and Leadership at 831-582-3639.