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The College of Education offers 16 education programs, which are housed in three different departments. The College recently added new alternative certification options for Special Education and Secondary Education in an effort to assist school districts in recruiting more special educators and high school teachers in the high needs areas of science and math.

Educational Leadership (EDL) offers graduate-level programs in the following options: Principal and Superintendent.

Counseling and Special Education (CASE) offers graduate-level programs in Special Education; Early Childhood Special Education; Counselor Education; and leveling courses for the affiliated M. S. in Speech, Language and Auditory Pathology via a UAA-MOA with East Carolina University.

The Department of Teaching and Learning (DTL) offers programs in the following options: Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Early Childhood Development; Bachelor of Arts (BAEC) and Post-Baccalaureate degrees in Early Childhood Education; Bachelor of Arts (BAEL) and Baccalaureate degrees in Elementary Education; Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) leading to secondary education; M.Ed., Master of Education in Teaching and Learning; and two Occupational Endorsement Certificates in School-Age Care, one for practitioners and one for administrators.

The following degrees and majors are offered by the UAA College of Education within 3 academic departments:

Department of Teaching and Learning

Department of Counseling and Special Education

Department of Educational Leadership

  • Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education (AAS/ECED) 61 credits
  • Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood (BA/BAEC) 121-122 credits
  • Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (BA/BAEL) (K-6) 120-131 credits
  • Certificate in Early Childhood Education (CT1/ECED) 34 credits
  • Graduate Certificate in Language Education (GCRT/LGED) 12-25 credits
  • Graduate Certificate in Special Education (GCRT/SPED) 24 credits
  • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT/EDUC) (secondary, high school,
7-12, K-12) 32-35 credits
  • Master of Education in Counselor Education (MED/CNED) 48 credits
  • Master of Education in Early Childhood Special Education (MED/ECSE) 36 credits
  • Master of Education in Educational Leadership (MED/EDLD) 36 credits
  • Master of Education in Teaching & Learning (MED) 30 credits
  • Master of Education in Special Education (MED/SPED) 36 credits
  • Occupational Endorsement Certificate in School-Age Care Administration
(OEC/SACA) 12 credits
  • Occupational Endorsement Certificate in School-Age Care Practitioner
(OEC/SACP) 12 credits
  • Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Early Childhood Education (PBCT/ERCH) 31-51 credits
  • Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Elementary Education (PBCT/TCEL) 29-49 credits
  • Post Graduate Certificate - Counselor Education (PGCT/CNED) 12-18 credits
  • Post Graduate Certificate - Principal (PGCT/TCPR) 24 credits
  • Post Graduate Certificate - Superintendent (PGCT/ENSU) 24 credits