Department of Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs

Our department's academic components have a mission of preparing knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision makers who demonstrate inclusive perspectives toward the contexts of groups and institutions; student development and learning; teaching and guidance; inquiry and research methods; and research-enlightened clinical application, consultation, and practice.

Program Areas

• Special Education
• Counselor Education and Supervision
• Education Specialist in School Counseling
• College Student Development
• Student Affairs in Higher Education
• Academic Advising

Faculty in Special Education, Counseling and Student Affairs serve the Department's mission in with these professional commitments:

• Delivery of exemplary instruction to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Production, interpretation, and dissemination of sound and useful research, scholarship, and other creative works.
• Leadership, consultation, collaboration, and service within the profession.
• Promotion, understanding, and celebration of diversity.