Academics
The School of Education prepares students from across Alaska, as well as from other states and nations, to work effectively with all students including multicultural and minority students. To fulfill our commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for the state's rural and Native populations, faculty actively and knowledgeably utilize educational technology to deliver all School of Education programs to remote places.
Undergraduate programs and departments
Mission Statement
The UAF Counseling Program is committed to providing future counselors with transformative
educational experiences grounded in active adult learning theory. We are invested
in deconstructing colonialism to engage students from diverse backgrounds to claim
space in the educational setting and the counseling profession. The faculty strives
to develop culturally attuned counselors serving diverse populations across Alaska,
nationally, and internationally.
We subscribe to the scientist-practitioner-advocate model, teaching student responsiveness to the changing requirements of a dynamic, pluralistic society with new and emerging evidenced-based practices that accommodate culturally diverse worldviews. A key aim is to facilitate bi-directional learning opportunities to enhance student self-awareness, insight, empathy, compassion, curiosity, understanding, and commitment. We provide high quality counselor preparation grounded in current research, program evaluation, and improvement.
Graduate Degrees
- M.Ed. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- M.Ed. in School Counseling
- M.Ed in Elementary Education
- M.Ed in Secondary Education
- M.Ed.in Special Education
- Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
- Art K-12 Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
All programs are also available as distance education option.
