The core of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) is one of collaboration, commitment to diversity, inclusion and social justice and compassionate service. Students prepare to use their passion, skills and knowledge to create inclusive communities and become catalysts for change.
1st
dual special education & subject credentials program
52%
SOLES students who identify as students of color
$7M+
offered in scholarships and grants to SOLES students in 2022-2023
78%
SOLES students receiving financial aid (including loans)
Academics
Degrees & Programs
- Doctoral Programs
- Master's Programs
- Teaching Credential Programs
- Certificates for Graduate Credit
- Undergraduate Offerings
The SOLES Experience
A Supportive Community
Scholarships and Grants
Funding your future
SOLES-wide and departmental funding opportunities to make graduate school more accessible to students.
SOLES Graduate Student Association
Students serving students
A student-governed association supporting graduate and doctoral students in their scholastic, co-curricular and social experiences.
International Experience
Commitment to positive global change
Designed for students to support the growth of cultural competency, expand social understanding and engage in a global experience. Choose from more than 20 short-study international experiences the Global Center offers around the world.
A Statement on Social Justice
Why this work is important and urgent
Social justice is the belief that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. SOLES enacts that belief at the intersection of scholarship and praxis. As we educate and train our students, we are responsible for contextualizing how resources, privileges and opportunities have not been equitable in our society. It is only then that we can authentically prepare our students to work toward a more socially just world.