PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

The Gevirtz School offers degrees to prepare students for many exciting and rewarding careers in education and applied psychology. Come study with us to help build equitable communities locally and globally and transform school and community-based systems to better serve vulnerable populations.

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CCSP
Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
Offers a Ph.D. in Counseling/Clinical Psychology, a Ph.D. in School Psychology, and a M.Ed. in School Psychology.
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Education
Department of Education
Offers an M.A. and Ph.D. centered around three different research focus areas.
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TEP
Teacher Education Program
Offers a M.Ed. with an emphasis in Teaching and Credential Programs for elementary, secondary and special education teaching.

A Welcome Message From Interim Dean Jill Sharkey 


Professor and Interim Dean Jill Sharkey introduces you to the Gevirtz School, a hub of educational innovation with world-class research produced by our distinguished faculty and exceptional graduate students.

Welcome to the Gevirtz School of Education

The Gevirtz School is guided by its unwavering commitment to improving the knowledge base about educational issues, providing professional development for the future leaders of public education, and ensuring high quality education for all of our nation’s children. 

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

We embrace all identities related to race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, culture, national origin, spirituality, ability/disability, socioeconomic status and age. We embrace our responsibility as a Minority–Serving Institution (MSI) to catalyze the strengths of diversity and address the challenges of our complex world. We collaborate with interdisciplinary and community partners to conduct impactful, respectful, equity-serving and community-engaged service and research.

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Clinical Services

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Hosford Clinic

The Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic is a university-based community clinic that is designed to provide culturally sensitive, low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment to the entire Santa Barbara community.

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Koegel Autism Center

The Koegel Autism Center--internationally recognized for its innovative autism research and clinical training—focuses on the development and implementation of strength-based, motivational interventions and supports for individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorders.

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McEnroe Reading & Language Arts Clinic

This clinic serves 1st through 6th grade school students who are experiencing reading and language difficulties. It offers a positive tutorial environment that nurtures students to become life-long readers while helping develop their skills to meet increased reading demands in secondary school, while providing university and research-based literacy and reading assessments and interventions.

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The Gevirtz School faculty offers broad and deep knowledge about topics in education, teacher training, and counseling, clinical, and school psychology.

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News

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Jaime Lester Appointed New Dean for Gevirtz School

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis announced the appointment of  Jaime Lester as the new Jules Zimmer Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, effective July 1, 2026. 

GGSE News > Dept. of Education

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Munira Kairat Receives the National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

Munira Kairat, a Ph.D. candidate at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, has been selected as a 2026 National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Dissertation Fellow.

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Fernanda Castellon, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the UCSB Gevirtz School, and the associate director of the Koegel Autism Center, reads to a third-grade classroom.

UCSB Autism Center Donates Children’s Books to Area Schools in Celebration of Autism Acceptance Month

For April Autism Acceptance Month, the Koegel Autism Center at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education is donating children’s books to elementary schools.

GGSE News > Koegel Autism Center

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Innovative Environmental Education Earns Top Honors at 2026 Grad Slam for Kaylee Laub

Department of Education graduate student Kaylee Laub won the UCSB 2026 Grad Slam championship event with her three-minute presentation on “Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Speculative Designs.” Kaylee shared that to discover creative solutions to the challenges of climate change, educators are increasingly turning to those who could someday be impacted the most: today’s children. 

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Innovate, Inspire, Imagine

The Gevirtz School of Education will be a leader in addressing pressing social justice issues through interdisciplinary collaborations grounded in educational and applied psychological research, teaching, and service.