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College of Education

Make a difference helping others learn and grow. We prepare you to positively impact the lives of people of all ages, from children to young adults, parents to senior citizens.

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    COMMUNITY IMPACT

    Learning through service

    Each year, students and faculty in the College of Education contribute more than 200,000 hours of service to the community through internships, teaching, volunteering and tutoring.

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    Pathways to Teaching

    Choose your route

    Explore multiple pathways to becoming an educator, including accelerated options, internship or co-teaching, elementary and high school credentials, or special education and bilingual education.

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    Practical experience

    Learn by doing

    Our on-campus clinics and centers and community-based service learning partnerships prepare you for your career in education.

Our Departments

Education and Leadership

We offer California-accredited programs to prepare you for the classroom, whether you want to teach elementary school, high school or special education. Our master’s degrees in education, school psychology and speech-language pathology take your career to the next level.

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Human Development and Family Science

From birth to old age, we focus on how humans develop. We study family and community dynamics, learn through fieldwork, and prepare you to work in industries ranging from early childhood education, counseling, health care, human resources, research and non-profits.

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Liberal Studies

If you want to be an elementary or middle school educator, our program is the ideal way to get a broad and well-rounded education that prepares you to teach across all K-8 subject areas.

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Our Programs

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Undergraduate Programs

Pathways to making a difference as a K-8 teacher or in social service programs.

Undergraduate Programs
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Graduate Programs

Expand your professional opportunities with a degree in education, school psychology or speech-language pathology.

Graduate Programs
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Credential Programs

Earn a California teaching, special education or administrative credential.

Credential Programs

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