The University of South Carolina College of Education is dedicated to preparing diverse
educators, while advocating for all education professionals and working to retain
teachers.
Be the inspiration.
Educators inspire. Chances are an educator made a profound impact on your life, which
planted the seed for your desire to make a difference, too! That's why our students
and faculty created a college environment that fosters collaboration, diversity and
inclusion, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving — arming you with the
tools to enhance the lives around you.
Become a leader.
Our students become teachers, counselors, educational administrators, researchers
and policy makers. The college offers more than 3,000 students — from undergraduates
to established education professionals — a wide variety of programs .
And that's not all. Through our partnerships and research initiatives, we are investing millions of dollars every year into finding new and
innovative ways to improve the quality of education across the state of South Carolina
and beyond.
Make an impact.
With nearly 33,000 graduates, it's safe to say that all students in South Carolina
are taught by one of our alumni sometime between kindergarten and graduation. As a
student, you will be immersed in public schools classrooms from early in your program
to learn culturally-relevant and effective teaching strategies.
Alumni Spotlight
Education alumna, Chanda Jefferson, was recently named the 2020 South Carolina Teacher
of the Year. Her passion for serving others began when she drove the church van as
a teenager. Now a decade into her career as an educator, she finds herself teaching
much more than biology to her students.
Read more about the SC Teacher of the Year
Email COESTUDY@mailbox.sc.edu if you are a current UofSC Columbia student (not an incoming Freshman or Transfer
student) interested in becoming a teacher.
If you are able to come back to campus during the summer, we will schedule a meeting
time. If you aren’t able to come back to campus during the summer, keep checking this
site to see when the Become A Teacher sessions for Fall 2019 are available for registration. We look forward to meeting you!
If you are an incoming Freshman or Transfer student and want to change your major
to one of the majors in the College of Education before your orientation session,
contact the Undergraduate Admissions office .
