the school was established as one of six "Divisions of Academic Programs" for the Residential Centers in Alton and East St.

[4] The school supports a number of community outreach activities, including the Attention and Behavior Clinic, the Teaching and Learning Curriculum Center, the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School, the Southern Illinois Professional Development Center, and the Speech-Language-Hearing Center.

In the Fall of 2018, the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior had 74 tenure-line faculty members, 15 non-tenure-track, full-time instructors, and several part-time lecturers.

[9] SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the National Association of School Psychologists, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, and the Council on Education for Public Health, as applicable.

Its educator-preparation programs are also approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.