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
In order to keep up with the high volume of student requests in January, Virtual Advising and Drop-in Advising appointments will be unavailable from January 5th to January 16th. However, Student Advisors will be available in-person to provide students with answers to general questions in the ESS Office located in 1-107 Education North during the following office hours:
- Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Please note that beginning January 19th, we will resume regular office hours and Virtual Advising and Drop-in Advising will resume on our regular schedule which will be updated here on January 15th.
Student Advisors for Current Undergraduate Faculty of Education Students:
Ceci Cardinal (they/them)
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) Academic Advisor, Team Lead
Email: atepadvi@ualberta.ca
Website: ATEP Website
Fun Fact: Loves cats.
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.
Jennifer Eigeard (she/her)
Fun Fact: Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Alberta, and an avid participant in group fitness classes offered by Campus & Community Recreation
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.
Corinne Riedel (she/her)
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) Academic Advisor
Email: atepadvi@ualberta.ca
Website: ATEP Website
Fun Fact: She loves staring at the sun and the moon.
Chantel Akinneah
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) Academic Advisor
Email: atepadvi@ualberta.ca
Website: ATEP Website
Fun Fact: When I used to study Black-capped Chickadees in undergrad, I learned that their melodies vary by geographical region; so you can imagine the Chickadees we see in Edmonton have a distinct “Albertan accent” that differs from those living in Vancouver or Toronto.
All other Student Services Assistants can also be contacted through the Student Service Portal.