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Supporting you throughout your academic journey

A career in education is one of the most meaningful and rewarding paths you can choose. At Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, we strive to make that path accessible, personalized and transformative. We offer many formats and points of entry; we provide students with individualized academic and support services; and we produce graduates who have a positive effect on individual learners, schools and communities.

Our graduate degrees prepare students to excel as educators, while our professional programs empower leaders such as school principals, policymakers, and scholars.

CA certification programs offered by MLFC

Our college develops collaborative leaders who bring people and ideas together to enrich the lives of learners, the impact of educators and the performance of education systems. Our graduates go on to become researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, leaders of nonprofits, leaders in their communities and more. Whether you’re pursuing a master’s degree, doctoral degree or graduate certificate, here’s what you’ll find at MLFC: a community of lifelong learners, thinkers and doers committed to driving the most important and positive changes on the planet.

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Mission

ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people and takes action to improve education.

MLFC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy.

MLFC mobilizes people through bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement.

MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and improve the performance of education systems.

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ASU’s institutional governance

As a large public research university, Arizona State University has a governance structure that includes the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), which oversees the university’s policies, budget, and strategic initiatives. The Office of the President and Provost sets academic and administrative policies, ensuring alignment with state regulations and institutional goals. The University Senate, which includes faculty, administrators, and student representatives, contributes to policy discussions and decisions regarding curriculum, faculty affairs, and institutional governance.

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MLFC’s role in oversight and policy implementation

As one of ASU’s colleges, the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC) operates within the broader university policies but also has its own governance structures for policies related to teacher preparation, faculty affairs, and student success.

College Leadership – The dean and leadership team develop policies to support faculty, students, and partnerships with school districts.

Accreditation and Compliance – The Office of Professional Licensure and the ASU Compliance Department at MLFC ensure its programs meet accreditation standards and align institutional policies with national and state requirements for educator preparation.

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Supporting you throughout your academic journey

CA certification programs offered by MLFC

Mission

ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people and takes action to improve education.

ASU’s institutional governance

MLFC’s role in oversight and policy implementation

Administration

ASU Central Administration

MLFC Leadership and Administration