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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UCSB collaborators Michelle O’Malley, Ty Vernon, Jean Carlson, and Elaine Kirschke in the NSF ExFAB Biofoundry.

UCSB Awarded Major Funding to Study Links Between Early-Life Gut Microbiome and Neurodevelopment

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at UC Santa Barbara has been awarded a major research grant from Wellcome Leap to join an ambitious global effort investigating if, when, and how the early-life gut microbiome may influence neurodevelopmental challenges, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 

GGSE News > Koegel Autism Center

A Game Changer For Math Education Associate Professor Rachel Lambert is on a mission to make math learning fun.

A Game Changer For Math Education

Associate Professor Rachel Lambert is on a mission to make math learning fun.

GGSE News > Dept. of Education

At The Intersection of Culture, Autism, and Inclusion. Q&A with Assistant Professor Fernanda Castellón

At The Intersection of Culture, Autism, and Inclusion

Q&A with Assistant Professor Fernanda Castellón

GGSE News > Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, Koegel Autism Center

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Building Resilience and Well-Being: The Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools Initiative

Adverse and potentially traumatic experiences remain all too common among school-age children, leaving teachers, administrators, and staff working to meet the complex emotional needs of their students. In response to this ongoing challenge, researchers at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education have developed the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) initiative. 

GGSE News > Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology

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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.