Jason E. Lane, Interim Dean
Bruce Saddler, Associate Dean for Academic Advancement
Alison Ciesielski Olin, Assistant Dean for Personnel and Planning
Christine Smith, Assistant Dean for Academics and Assessment
(518) 442-4988
Drawing on its rich tradition of excellence, the School of Education’s mission is to enhance learning and human development, in and out of classrooms, and across the life span. The School seeks to advance knowledge about the full spectrum of challenges in learning, development, behavior, and adaptation.
The School of Education brings multidisciplinary expertise to bear on policy and practice about the changing needs of students, professionals, and educational systems, locally, nationally, and across the globe. We view questions of theory, research, practice, and policy as complementary and interrelated, and from this perspective, seek to:
The School of Education offers over 40 different Master's, Certificate, and Doctoral degree programs. The school is organized into four departments: Educational & Counseling Psychology, Educational Policy & Leadership, Educational Theory and Practice, and Literacy Teaching and Learning.
The School of Education offers an undergraduate major in Human Development and a minor in Educational Studies, and effective Fall 2017, a minor in Leadership. Requirements for the major are outlined under the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology. Requirements for the minors are outlined in the Minors section of this bulletin.
Undergraduate students are advised that to obtain teacher certification at the University at Albany, students must complete a B.A./B.S. with an appropriate academic major and then be accepted into an appropriate M.S. in Education.
The following undergraduate courses offered by the School of Education are considered liberal arts and sciences courses for the purpose of requirements for the B.A. and B.S. degrees: E APS 120, E APS 201, E APS 202, E APS 300, E APS 301, E APS 350, E APS 400, E APS 470; E CPY 360, E CPY 462; E PSY 224; E PSY 250; E PSY 330; E PSY 420; E PSY 481; E SPE 369, E SPE 460; E SPY 360; E TAP 403
All courses in the School of Education are preceded by the prefix letter E.
Pathways Into Education (PIE) Center is the central office on campus serving undergraduates and prospective students interested in pursuing careers in education as well as graduate students enrolled in degree programs that lead to teacher certification.
The PIE Center:
Contact the PIE Center at:
Heidi Audino, Director
(518) 442-4828
PIECenter@albany.edu