Advising and Support
Contact Your Education Advisors
Education Students can now access your Education Undergraduate Advisors using the Student Service Portal! There you can easily navigate the information and services you need, update and track your requests and receive notifications when a response to your inquiry is ready for review.
Student Advisors provide the following services:
- Process admission and readmission applications to all undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Education
- Assess transfer credit
- Program advising
- Process Registration Checks
- Process Graduation Checks
If you have an inquiry specific to your program or academic record, please contact an advisor through the Student Service Portal.
Education Applicants
Have you applied for admission to the Faculty of Education? If yes, you can contact us through the Student Service Portal with questions about your application.
Prospective Students
Are you interested in a Faculty of Education Program? Visit our Prospective Student Programs website.
Current Education Students
Google 'Meet' Virtual Advising
20 Minute Appointments
Current undergraduate students can contact a Student Advisor through the Student Service Portal. We also offer virtual advising appointments.
Education ESS Advising Appointment Form
You will receive two email reminders - 24 hours and 2 hours - prior to your scheduled appointment. Please check your email for the Google Meet link within 10 minutes of the meeting start time.
Please note that all appointment times are in Mountain Standard Time.
To book an appointment, you must be logged into your ualberta.ca email account.
Drop-in Advising
Student Advisors at the Education Student Services (ESS) office are available to meet with current undergraduate students in person on a drop-in basis for program advising, according to the following schedule: Tuesdays 9:30 -11:30 AM, Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Please note that the ESS office has moved back to its permanent location in 1-107 Education North.
An appointment is not required. Please visit https://22456.waitwell.ca/ to join the queue during drop-in advising hours.
Student Advisors for Current Undergraduate Faculty of Education Students:
Ceci Cardinal (they/them)
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) Academic Advisor
Email: atepadvi@ualberta.ca
Website: ATEP Website
Fun Fact: Ceci walks fast and is very unaware of their surroundings when they are walking.
Calvin Irwin (he/him)
Teacher Education North Collaborative Program, Diplomas and Certificates, BSc (Augustana)/BEd, Augustana/BEd Elementary 2+2
Fun Fact: Calvin is a graduate of the Elementary Education Program here at U of A and likes to explore the river valley trails in Edmonton on his bike throughout the entire year.
Megan McCaskill (She/Her)
Teacher Education North Collaborative Program, Diplomas and Certificates, Alberta Education Certification, International Student Advisor
Fun Fact: Megan is a graduate of the Faculty of Education in the Masters program. She crochets and listens to a lot of Kpop in her new abundance of free time now that she is not a student.
Alicia Payne (she/her)
BKin/BEd Combined degree program, Admissions/Transfer Credit, CTS Bridging
Fun Fact:Alicia is a graduate of the Combined Kinesiology and Education Bachelor Degree programs. She has also visited over 45 countries in her travels, and loves heading to the Rocky Mountains whenever possible.
Catherine Smythe (she/her)
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) Academic Advising Team Lead
Email: atepadvi@ualberta.ca
Website: https://www.ualberta.ca/aboriginal-teacher-education-program/index.html
Fun Fact: Cathie graduated from the Faculty of Education in Physical Education and enjoys long walks, especially on a golf course.
Zara Williams (she/her)
BA Drama/BEd, BMus/BEd, Augustana BSc/BEd Combined Degrees, Augustana/BEd Elementary 2+2 and Keyano Collaborative Program
Fun Fact: Zara graduated from the University of Alberta and likes ice skating during the winter.
Adrian Xavier (he/him/his)
BA(Native Studies)/BEd Combined; BA(Drama)/BEd Combined; Keyano Collaborative Program; Transition Year Program (TYP)
Fun Fact: Adrian is originally from Tkaronto (Toronto) and attended the UofA to complete a Masters of Education. He is a sucker for rooting for the Toronto Raptors and Blue Jays, and thoroughly enjoys bike rides and dog walks.
All other Student Services Assistants can also be contacted through the Student Service Portal.