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The Department of Student Development is a multi-disciplinary department comprised of four concentrations (School Counselor Education, School Psychology, Special Education, and Social Justice Education) dedicated to training future practititioners, researchers, and leaders in the area of education and student development.  The Department focuses on the development of the individual pupil with the educational context of formal educational settings (PreK-16) as well as the social/cultural context of various social indentity groups and family/community settings.  The Department research and scholarship are linked to the study of student development in relation to a range on interventions aimed at academic outcomes, in addition to their relationships with peers, educators, families and the larger social-cultural contexts that impact equity and access.  Our research also examines the impact of school climate and classroom interactions and relationships within and among various social identity groups and their interactions with educational systems, families and communities.

The department does not offer an undergraduate major, but it does offer undergraduate courses to meet the needs of students in related majors and licensure programs, and students fulfilling General Education requirements.