College of Education
DEAN
Claire C. Cavallaro
ASSOCIATE DEAN
Carmen Zuniga Dunlap
ASSISTANT DEAN
Aimee Nelson
DEAN’S OFFICE
College Park 500
657-278-3411
COLLEGE WEBSITE
http://ed.fullerton.edu
“The mission of the College of Education is to prepare high quality educators and leaders who engage in research-based instruction and reflective practice, meet ethical and professional standards, participate in innovative collaborative endeavors, are committed to lifelong learning, are dedicated to making the world a better place through education, and whose actions reflect valuing diversity. The College has an exceptional and diverse faculty and staff committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Through rigorous inquiry, they look to expand the realm of knowledge about teaching, learning and educational leadership.”
Dean Claire C. Cavallaro
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
The College provides educators, leaders and professionals in various learning environments with the ability to apply critical and informed thinking to professional practice and problem-solving and to use these skills and attributes to become change agents in their schools, communities and other work places. The College prepares undergraduate students to become active and critical thinkers in order to meet academic requirements related to university learning.
The College of Education is organized into the following departments: Educational Leadership, Elementary and Bilingual Education, Reading, Secondary Education and Special Education. In addition, there is an Instructional Design and Technology program for graduate students, and a Doctor of Education program.
PROGRAMS OFFERED
California Reading Certificate
Certificate, Instructional Design and Technology
Certificate, Postsecondary Reading and Learning
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Education, Master of Science
Bilingual/Bicultural Education (Spanish-English)
Educational Administration
Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Reading
Secondary Education
Special Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (For further information refer to the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures section of this catalog.)
Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology
Teaching Credential (See Teaching Credential Programs section of this catalog)
ACCREDITATION
The College of Education offers high quality programs that meet state and national accreditation standards. The accreditation bodies for the college include:
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The College of Education supports a variety of student organizations. These include: The Council of Educational Leadership Students; the Education InterClub Council; the Reading Educators Guild; Student California Teachers Association; and the Student Council for Exceptional Children.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
The College of Education offers the following scholarships:
Alumni Association Scholarship for the College of Education: $1,000
Ballentine Scholarship: $1000
Emma Bauman Holmes – Master’s Program in Curriculum and
Instruction: $1,000
Emma Bauman Holmes – Multiple Subject Credential Program: $1000
Brenneman Scholarship: $1000
Marilyn C. Brewer Scholarship: $3,500
The College of Education Book Scholarship: $500
Cracchiolo Award: $1000
Founders Scholarship: $1000
Lorenz & Ruth Graham Memorial Scholarship: $500
Lewis and Deborah Hancock Scholarship in Reading Education: $500
(dependent upon funding)
Miriam K. Herman Scholarship: Two $500 awards (subject to funding)
Honor an Educator Scholarship: $1000
Dorothy C. Klausner Scholarship: $500 (dependent upon funding)
Krausman Scholarship: $1000
The Ernest G. Lake Endowed Scholarship: $400 (subject to funding)
Robert Liebl Scholarship: $2000
MSIDT Alumni Association Scholarship: $500
Mildred Ransdorf Donoghue Education Scholarship for the Master’s
in Elementary Curriculum & Instruction: $500 (subject to funding)
Mildred Ransdorf Donoghue Education Scholarship for the
Elementary Credential: $500 (subject to funding)
Reading Educators Guild (REG) Scholarship: $500
Fannie Shaftel Scholarship: $500 (subject to funding)
The Bernhard J. and Vivian W. Strand Scholarship: $1000
The California Retired Teachers Association Scholarship honoring
Founder Laura E. Settle: $2000
Full details regarding scholarship requirements and application deadlines can be found at the College of Education Office (CP 500).
CREDENTIAL ADVISEMENT
Students seeking a Multiple Subject, Single Subject or Special Education credential should attend an overview before submitting an application. Information on overview schedules is available in CP 500 or at http://ed.fullerton.edu/adtep.
GRADUATE ADVISEMENT
Graduate students should consult the graduate adviser in their major department before registering for the first semester. No more than nine units may be completed before an approved study plan is filed.
