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Dreeben School of Education Students

Join our community of faith and learning and become an ethical and Mission-minded leader.

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Discover Teaching

Our Teacher Education Program prepares students to make an impact as professional educators.

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Your Master’s Degree

Our graduate degrees prepare students for academic and professional excellence.

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Earn your Ph.D.

Ideal for working professionals, our doctoral degrees prepare students for scholarly and professional leadership.

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We prepare future leaders in education to positively impact the lives of the students they reach, the organizations they lead and the communities they serve.

At the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word, we prepare future education professionals who will make a positive, meaningful impact whether in the classroom or in the boardroom. Through our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs, students are instructed and inspired by leaders in their field and graduate ready to become teachers, professors, administrators and organizational leaders in Texas and internationally.

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Undergraduate

Become a life-changing teacher and pursue your elementary, secondary and all-level teaching certification with our state-recognized Teacher Education Program.

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Graduate

Prepare for an impactful career through our Graduate Studies Program, which offers concentrations in program evaluation, student services, adult education, and general education.

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Doctoral

Become a leader in education with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) through our Graduate Studies Program, which prepares students to lead through teaching, administration, international education and organizational leadership.

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Dreeben School of Education by the Numbers

91% 82% content exam and 100% PPR exam pass rate (2022-2023)
400+ Fieldwork hours are completed by elementary teaching candidates prior to clinical teaching
85% Success in dissertation completion in Doctoral Program
8-15 Average class size in Graduate Studies

News and Events

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Supporting Adult and Ongoing Learning: Dreeben School of Education Represented at AAACE Annual Conference

12/06/2024

Faculty and students of the UIW Dreeben School of Education (DSE) represented the University at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) 2025 Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada. The AAACE’s mission is to provide leadership for the field of adult and continued education by expanding opportunities in alignment with the belief that lifelong learning contributes to human fulfillment and positive social change (AAACE.org).

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Dr. Denise Staudt

Message From The Dean

"Thank you for your interest in the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word. As Dean of the school, I want to personally welcome you and invite you to learn more about our faculty and programs and how we are preparing students to become leaders in their selected professions."

- Dr. Denise Staudt

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Contact the Dreeben School of Education

Admin Office: Gorman Building, Suite 142
Phone: (210) 829-3137
Email: education@uiwtx.edu

Students of the Dreeben School of Education learn from leaders in their field and are prepared through a value-based education that emphasizes lifelong learning.

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