The Heart to Make an Impact

At the UK College of Education, you will be prepared to inspire and lead as teachers, health professionals, and sports leaders. With more than 70 programs, we take pride in helping students become well-prepared professionals, ready to address some of society’s most critical needs. Our graduates go on to be teachers as well as doctors, counseling psychologists, instructional designers, rehabilitation counselors, and many more careers that begin here.

Looking for graduate programs? Start at education.uky.edu/academics/graduate-programs.

Our nationally-recognized programs prepare students to be innovative leaders in the classroom from day one. Initial teacher preparation programs in the College of Education:

Elementary Education 

Health Promotion Education 

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 

Interdisciplinary Childhood Education (Non-Certification) 

Kinesiology (Physical Education) 

Middle Level Teacher Education 

Secondary English Education 

Secondary Social Studies Education 

Special Education 

STEM Education

See more about becoming a teacher, including scholarships and other opportunities!

Kinesiology is the third-largest major at the University of Kentucky, preparing students for a wide range of careers, graduate programs, and professional schools.

Kinesiology (Exercise Science) 

Health Promotion

Sport Leadership (New!)

Explore one of our new undergraduate programs! Leadership for Community Education and Human Learning prepares students to facilitate educational programming for youth and adult learners within communities and organizations. Interdisciplinary Disability Studies focuses on empowerment of people with disabilities to live full lives.

Leadership for Community Education & Human Learning 

Interdisciplinary Disability Studies