Students and prospective employers can be confident in the UH College of Education’s commitment to rigorous national standards. We are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of 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.

In 2016, we became the first college in Texas to receive accreditation for our educator-preparation program under CAEP’s more stringent standards.

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.

Dean Robert "Bob" McPherson has led the UH College of Education since 2011, overseeing a strategic effort to increase the rigor and relevance of our work. He began his career as a teacher and counselor at a high-poverty public high school in Odessa and has more than 40 years of experience in higher education, K-12 public education and psychology.