DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Ignite Change! Our programs in Education and Counseling combine theory with practical experience to prepare students to help improve the quality of the lives of others.
The Department of Education and Counseling deems itself distinctively positioned to help the College of Arts and Sciences meet its goals of “promoting intellectual curiosity, instilling the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment, and independent thinking, and awakening in its students a sense of the importance of values and the moral responsibility of caring for others.” We believe that these capacities are central to the preparation of teachers, administrators, counselors and every truly educated person. We seek to nurture these skills and dispositions in the students enrolled in each of our courses.
Education & Counseling
St. Augustine Ctr.- Rm 302
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
NEWS & EVENTS
Introducing Our NEW PK-12 PA Principal Certification Program
We are proud to announce the addition of our PDE approved PK-12 Principal Certification Program. MORE...
Counseling Programs Earn CACREP Reaccreditation
Villanova University is pleased to announce that the Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has reaffirmed accreditation of both the School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health graduate counseling programs through October 31, 2032. MORE...
Dr. Ed Wahesh awarded the Tolle Lege Award for Excellence In Teaching
Dr. Ed Wahesh was awarded the 2025 Tolle Lege Award. This award acknowledges excellence in teaching of a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Transformative Social and Emotional Learning, Centering Equity and Social Justice in Pre-K–6 Classrooms
Transformative Social and Emotional Learning Centering Equity and Social Justice in Pre-K–6 Classrooms by Dr. Madora Soutter along with Dr. Alessandra E. Ward, and Dr. Chu N. Ly was released in the spring. MORE...
New Graduate Certificate in College Admissions Counseling
The Graduate Certificate in College Counseling is a specialized online program designed for current high school, career and independent counselors looking to enhance their skills and sharpen their knowledge of college admissions. MORE...

EDUCATION WITH IMPACT
AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.
