The College of Education is comprised of five academic units; the Departments of Counseling; Educational Leadership; Special Education and Communication Disorders; Teacher Education; and the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Through its departments and school, the college seeks to prepare individuals for careers in a variety of fields including teaching, educational administration, counseling, public health, athletic training, exercise science, recreation and leisure studies, library science, special education, sign language interpreting, and speech-language pathology. The college offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This catalog describes only those programs at the undergraduate level.

The college offers the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Some programs must be completed in conjunction with one (or more) other programs. Educator preparation programs lead to state certification. The B.S. in Athletic Training leads to eligibility for national certification through the Board of Certification, Inc. Additionally, the college offers a number of special course sequences which do not result in a degree but which result in added teaching endorsements.
All students in a degree program in the college must meet the university general education requirements. Additional information on these requirements can be found at the University General Education website. Please contact an academic advisor for recommended choices for the major.
Certain majors/programs in the College of Education require specific related content course work. For further information and details, see the requirements for particular majors/programs, visit the college website (or contact an academic advisor.