Students and prospective employers can be confident in the UH College of Education’s commitment to rigorous national standards. Select programs are accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation and the American Psychological Association.

Our counseling psychology doctoral program first earned APA accreditation in 1987, and our school psychology doctoral program became accredited in 2009.

For our educator-certification programs, we were awarded full accreditation from AAQEP through June 30, 2029. 

Our professors specialize in research that makes a difference in the community, and students gain meaningful experience under their mentorship. Our faculty's funded projects address a variety of critical areas, including education policy, classroom management, STEM education, health disparities, addictions and cancer. The College's research activity has grown dramatically over the last several years, and our faculty recently launched two university-wide research institutes: the HEALTH Research Institute and the UH Education Research Center. We're committed to UH President Renu Khator's “50 in 5” initiative to increase scholarly activity by 50 percent by 2023.

Catherine “Cathy” Horn became dean of the UH College of Education on June 1, 2023. She joined the College faculty in 2005 and most recently served as interim dean and, previously, chair of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies. She is an accomplished scholar focused on educational policy and leads three research centers.