We offer several services available to our distance education students:

Career Advising

Distance students have access via email or telephone with their academic advisors for career advising and job placement assistance in their specialty.

Career resources are also available online at the UF Career Resource Center.

Counseling Services

Counseling services for distance learning students is limited. The UF Counseling & Wellness Center will setup phone consults for distance learning students, but only to assist distance students to find local counseling services for them.

Contact the UF Counseling & Wellness center for more information.
Phone: 352-392-1575.

Student Concerns

Students occasionally have concerns or complaints about academic and non-academic issues. The first point of contact for course-related concerns is the course instructor or academic advisor for your specific program. Issues that are not resolved with the instructor or advisor are generally directed to the School Director of the program you are in.

  • School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education (HDOSE)
    David Miller, Ph.D.
    dmiller@coe.ufl.edu
  • School of Special Education, School Psychology, & Early Childhood Studies (SESPECS)
    Jean Crockett, Ph.D.
    jcrockett@coe.ufl.edu
  • School of Teaching and Learning (STL)
    Ester DeJong, Ed.D.
    edejong@coe.ufl.edu

Should students have complaints with their online course experience, they are welcome to visithttp://www.distance.ufl.edu/student-complaints to submit a complaint.

In addition, UF maintains an Office of Ombuds to assist students in resolving problems and conflicts that arise in the course of interacting with the institution. By considering problems in an unbiased way, the Ombuds works to achieve a fair resolution and works to protect the rights of all parties involved. See: http://www.ombuds.ufl.edu/

Tutoring/Writing Assistance

Graduate distance learning students should contact the course instructor for assistance in coursework.

Additional contacts:
The program Academic Advisor
COE Graduate Education at (352) 273-4116.