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Teacher education is the very foundation of ASU. The university began as a teachers' college in 1885, and has been educating teachers ever since. Today, ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education appears consistently among the top-rated research-extensive institutions in the nation, and graduates more than 750 pre-service teachers annually.
Fulton College faculty members serve an enrollment of more than 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Innovative research and practice-oriented programs and initiatives are provided through the college's three divisions: Curriculum and Instruction; Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; and Psychology in Education. Graduates of these programs are well-prepared for careers as pre-K-12 educators, college and university professors and administrators, counselors, psychologists and professionals working in other important roles within the field of education.
A strategic private endowment of $50 million established by Ira A. and Mary Lou Fulton in 2006 provides the college with previously unimaginable opportunities to improve and shape the education landscape, inform public policy and transform lives within the local community and the world.
Things to Know
- We offer bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in programs of study housed in three academic divisions: Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and Psychology in Education. A post-baccalaureate certificate for college graduates seeking their Initial Teacher Certification is offered through the Division of Curriculum and Instruction.
- The Mary Lou Fulton College of Education is located on the university's Tempe campus.
- The Fulton College prepares graduates and program completers for teacher certification. Successful candidates receive an institutional recommendation from the college for teacher certification and the State of Arizona grants teacher certification.
The Numbers
| Students | Fall 2007 |
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| Total number of students enrolled in the College | 3,895 | |
| Doctoral degree program enrollment (included in total) | 571 | |
| Masters degree program enrollment (included in total) | 728 | |
| Post-baccalaureate program / non-degree enrollment (included in total) | 169 | |
| Bachelors degree programs (included in total) | 2,427 | |
| Number of Teachers Prepared | 2006-2007 | |
| Total number of students receiving Institutional Recommendation for Teacher Certification | 795 | |
| Elementary K-8 (included in total) | 448 | |
| Secondary 7-12 (included in total) | 265 | |
| Special Education K-12 (included in total) | 82 | |
| More detailed information about student numbers in the college is available in the following documents | ||
| Faculty | ||
| Tenured/Tenure track | 83 | |
National Ranking
The Mary Lou Fulton College of Education continues to rank among the best. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Fulton College among the top 25 in its "America's Best Graduate Schools of Education" 2009 edition.
The Fulton college is ranked 16th among public graduate colleges of education in overall rankings, and is tied for 25th with the University of Georgia, the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Maryland, College Park, among all public and private graduate programs.
Seven out of nine specialty programs within the Fulton College are ranked in the top 15 among all public graduate programs. The following table shows the 2009 rankings by program:
| Program | Rank among public | Rank among public & private |
|---|---|---|
| Education Policy | 8 (tied) | 13 (tied) |
| Educational Psychology/Educational Technology | 10 | 12 (tied) |
| Student Counseling/Personnel Services | 11 | 11 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 (tied) | 14 (tied) |
| Secondary Teacher Education | 12 | 17 |
| Elementary Teacher Education | 13 | 16 |
| Higher Education Administration | 14 | 21 (tied) |