Programs offered in the School of Education and Human Services are designed to prepare socially committed professionals for careers in education, administration, counseling, health and wellness and sports-related fields. Students receive quality instruction, individualized attention and mentoring from expert-level faculty. Strategic placements in classrooms, clinics and organizations provide students with supervised, practical experience and training to further develop the knowledge and skills needed in their chosen career path.
Education Programs
Allied Health
Becoming a Teacher
Undergraduate
- Adolescence Education - Undergraduate
- Childhood Education/TESOL
- Physical Education and Health
- Special Education/Childhood Education
Graduate
- Adolescence Education - Graduate
- Adolescence Education/7-12 Generalist
- Childhood Education/TESOL
- Childhood Education 1-6/Special Education 1-6
- Dual Degree: BA/BS in Content Area and Students with Disabilities Generalist 7-12 (MSEd)
- Physical Education Initial Certification
- Teaching Students with Disabilities- All Grades
- Western New York Teacher Residency
Current Teachers
- Bilingual Education Extension (online)
- Differentiated Instruction
- Educational Leadership and Supervision (leads to SBL and SDL)
- Instructional Technologies and Curriculum Design (online)
- Literacy Education (online)
- Physical Education (online)
- Special Education (Advanced)
- Teaching Students with Disabilities - Childhood
- Teaching Students with Disabilities - Adolescence
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (online)
Higher Education Administration
Welcome from the Dean
Welcome to the School of Education and Human Services. We offer nationally recognized programs in education, administration, counseling, and specialized allied health fields that prepare students to pursue rewarding and purposeful careers. Our programs are well known for their small class sizes and for the personalized attention students receive from expert faculty. Quality placements in classrooms and organizations throughout the region provide valuable practical training to prepare students for professional roles.
The School of Education and Human Services is home to four departments (Counseling and Human Services, Teacher Education and Leadership, Kinesiology, and Physician Assistant Studies. We offer 8 undergraduate majors, 27 graduate programs, along with multiple certifications, extensions, and advanced certificates of study.
I invite you to explore our website, contact us to schedule a time to speak to me, or one of my colleagues, to learn how our programs can prepare you for a life and career of purpose, leadership and service.
Nancy Wallace, Ph.D
Dean
AAQEP-Call for Third-Party Comment
Submission Deadline: September 18, 2024
On October 16-18, Canisius University will host an accreditation visit by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). In preparation for the visit, the AAQEP Quality Review Team is soliciting public comment about the quality of educator preparation provided by Canisius University. All comments must be submitted by September 18, 2024 through the AAQEP website: Submit Comment