UIndy College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Transformative education for social good

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Mission

To prepare educators, practitioners, and scholars to work alongside diverse communities, cultivate equity, and promote societal change.

The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences will:

  • Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging by creating a culture that celebrates the diversity of students, faculty, and staff; by developing and implementing inclusive practices and policies to create an equitable, supportive learning and working environment.
  • Reimagine curriculum and program development by regularly updating curricula that reflect multiple perspectives, amplify historically marginalized voices, and address equity issues; by developing interdisciplinary programs that encourage collaboration between students, practitioners, and scholars.
  • Increase community engagement by establishing partnerships with diverse communities to facilitate experiential learning and research opportunities for students and faculty; by promoting service-learning and community-based research projects that address local inequities.
  • Support research and scholarship by incentivizing faculty and student research that contributes to understanding inequities and methods for promoting societal change and encouraging the dissemination of research findings through publications, conferences, and community forums.
  • Engage in professional development by providing and participating in ongoing professional development for educators, practitioners, and scholars to enhance equity and social justice work, knowledge, and skills and offer training in cultural competency/humility and inclusive teaching and practices.
  • Recruit and retain by implementing recruitment systems and retention programs to promote students' success, by creating resources for students to engage in activities that provide meaningful experiences that enrich their lives.

Uniting the academic programs focused on both education and behavioral sciences (social work, mental health counseling, and psychology) allows our faculty and staff to collaboratively lead learners in their intellectual and professional pursuits to transform our society in positive ways.

Programs include applied learning experiences, practicums and internships.

The College of Education & Behavioral Sciences includes three schools: The Phylis Lan Lin School of Social Work & Counseling, The School of Education, and The School of Psychology.

The Phylis Lan Lin School of Social Work & Counseling

These programs focus on understanding human behavior, mental health, human diversity, social welfare, research and scientific principles.

Social Work

Counseling/Art Therapy

The School of Psychology

These programs explore the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Psychological Sciences

Graduate Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Psychology – Clinical Psychology

Learn more about the School of Psychology

The School of Education

Programs in classroom teaching and education administration prepare transformative educators who work alongside communities to learn deeply and disrupt educational and social injustice.

Department of Teaching and Learning

Department of Leadership & Educational Studies

Learn more about The School of Education

Statement Regarding Background Checks for License-Eligible Programs:

The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences offers several undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students to apply for professional licensure upon graduation. Our license-eligible programs collect both self-reported information regarding prior conduct and required criminal history background checks. Academic programs consider the following when reviewing prior conduct and criminal history information:

  1. Licensure standards and applicable laws associated with the profession;
  2. Ethical standards associated with the profession;
  3. The probability of placing students at clinical or educational training sites given their self-reported prior conduct and/or criminal convictions;
  4. The risk of harm to patients, clients, or students, particularly those from vulnerable backgrounds (such as children).

Admission to and graduation from a license-eligible program does not guarantee that the applicable state board will grant professional licensure. Criminal history may limit placement options or possibly prevent a student from completing required field experiences, which are mandatory for graduation and professional licensure.
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