College of Education

At NAU, we develop educational leaders who create tomorrow’s opportunities

Whether you want to be a teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or school leader, one thing is certain: you are passionate about inspiring others. At Northern Arizona University, we’ll prepare you to be a leader in education—so you can make a difference for the rest of your life.

Northern Arizona University has long been recognized as a leader in education, in Arizona and beyond. We offer undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs that blend the best of past successes and modern innovations in teaching, and allow you to work closely with our accomplished education faculty.

If you want nothing less than excellence in your educator-preparation schooling, we welcome and invite you to learn more about the College of Education and what it can offer you.

Explore our degrees

Undergraduate Degrees

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Graduate Degrees

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By the numbers

3K

Students enrolled

105

Full-time faculty

17

Average class size

Our departments: making a difference

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Educational Leadership

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Educational Psychology

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Educational Specialties

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Teaching & Learning

News

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A Cohort of Leaders

Posted by College of Education on March 01, 2019

Six doctoral students can unequivocally say that they are leaders in more ways than one. The Leaders in Exceptional-education Addressing Diversity, Research, and Service (LEADERS) grant at NAU is a unique program led by Dr. Pat Peterson that offers financial support to a limited number of scholars who pursue a Curriculum and Instruction (C & I) Ph.D. program with a focus on culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional (CLDE) education. "Since receiving this grant, I have developed a deeper appreciation for the…

Life in Afghanistan for a Teacher and Her Students

Posted by College of Education on February 05, 2019

Zahal Turkmani, an undergraduate student in the College of Education, authored an article that was published in the international journal Childhood Explorer. The subject of the article, Life in Afghanistan for a Teacher and her Students, is Turkmani’s sister. Turkmani's publication was originally a submission for her ECI407 Social Studies education course. It was an interview assignment based upon one question: Can you tell me about ONE historical event that you experienced, witnessed or lived through? "When I read Zahal’s interview paper,…

Lapan Forum Inspires Excellence

Posted by College of Education on January 30, 2019

The Stephen Lapan Presentation Forum was held January 29, 2019, at the College of Education in Flagstaff. The annual forum provided Doctoral students in the Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology programs an opportunity to present research and discuss findings with the academic community. The Lapan Forum was created to be a collegial, safe space for Doctoral students to hone their presentation skills before moving to national academic conferences in their fields of study. This was the fifth year the…

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Events

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TARIAT (There's A Reason I'm A Teacher) Conference 2019 »

Apr. 12, 2019
7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
High Country Conference Center (58)