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For incoming and current students

Whether you’re exploring UNI or returning as an undergrad or graduate student, you quickly find there are resources and opportunities galore. That includes student organizations, scholarships and experiences that  are specific to our majors. Need help? Professional advisors, faculty and staff are here to assist and guide.

‌Advising & Teacher Education Success

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Involvement Opportunities

C&I faculty advisors work with you on these options to gain experience in your area of study.  

Student organizations

  • Student Elementary and Early Childhood Association (SEECA) 

Student honor societies

  • ‌Kappa Delta Pi, for education majors 
  • Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Alpha Chapter, for literacy education undergraduate and graduate students

 

Scholarships and Funding

A Wealth of Options

Thanks to generous donors, there are a number of scholarships available for incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students seeking majors or degrees offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This includes:

Undergraduate

  • Nearly 30 donor-funded scholarship for incoming undergraduates (including transfers)
  • More than 70 scholarships for current undergraduates

​Graduate

  • 10 scholarships for C&I graduate students, including the Dean’s Graduate Scholarship awards of up to $1,500
Student receiving a scholarship.

Additional Resources to Support Your Studies

Graduate assistantships are an opportunity to gain experience in your field while working toward your degree.  If you are a full-time, on-campus student, you can apply for GA position, pending position availability: 

If you’re a full-time, on-campus student, you can also apply for a graduate tuition scholarship. 

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A Wealth of Options

Thanks to generous donors, there are a number of scholarships available for incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students seeking majors or degrees offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This includes:

Undergraduate

  • Nearly 30 donor-funded scholarship for incoming undergraduates (including transfers)
  • More than 70 scholarships for current undergraduates

​Graduate

  • 10 scholarships for C&I graduate students, including the Dean’s Graduate Scholarship awards of up to $1,500
Student receiving a scholarship.

Additional Resources to Support Your Studies

Graduate assistantships are an opportunity to gain experience in your field while working toward your degree.  If you are a full-time, on-campus student, you can apply for GA position, pending position availability: 

If you’re a full-time, on-campus student, you can also apply for a graduate tuition scholarship. 

Fall leaves on UNI campus.
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GETTING HANDS-ON

Clinical Internship 2  

As a teacher education student, you’re in the field early on, through student teaching your final semester. A major step forward is Internship 2 -- 35 or more hours of hands-on clinical experience in a classroom paired with a methods course -- all contributing to learning while teaching. Your C&I faculty may help coordinate and supervise this step that gets you that much closer to living your dream.