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RESILIENT. EMPOWERING. STRONG.

As Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster said,"If I am a master teacher, do you know what I hope I'm teaching you? That love will take care of everything in our world."

Students in the College of Education are committed to the service of others through teaching at the K-12 and higher education levels, training and guiding others about their physical and mental health, examining how the brain works with regard to learning and more. All of this is done with love and commitment to better the world we live in TOGETHER.

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College Receives Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement

The Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement is awarded to providers demonstrating evidence and data trends to achieve CAEP accreditation with no stipulations or areas for improvement. Providers selected for this recognition advance equity and excellence in educator preparation through purposeful use of self-study procedures and evidence-based reporting that assure quality and support continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 learning.  

EXPLORE OUR MAJORS

Kinesiology

Kinesiology prepares students for careers in school, community, rehabilitative, health, medical, sport, and athletic settings. Consistent with the vision of the University of Alabama, we have a student-centered faculty committed to high quality teaching, research, and service endeavors.

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Teacher Education

Teacher education in the College is comprised of elementary and secondary education, physical education, special education, and music education.

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Educational Neuroscience

Educational Neuroscience trains future educational practitioners, administrators, and researchers in the rapidly expanding areas of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and the new ways of understanding the learning process and the conditions under which learning occurs.

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BY THE NUMBERS

#6 Educational Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)

#20 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs (US News & World Report)

#56 Best education Schools (U.S. News & World Report)

25 Undergraduate and Graduate Majors

#1 Adapted Athletics The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics Program, which is housed in the College of Education, includes one of three collegiate women’s wheelchair basketball programs and one of 12 collegiate men’s wheelchair basketball programs in the country. The Stran-Hardin Adapted Athletics Facility was completed in 2018 making it the first of its kind in the country at an institution of higher education and the Parker-Haun Tennis Facility was completed in fall 2021.

30,000+ alumni The College of Education has over 30,000 alumni specializing as teachers, administrators, school psychologists, and counselors.

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