Education

You'll get all the tools you need to realize your professional dreams of working with teaching children as an elementary, middle, or high school teacher.

Elementary: If you dream of teaching our youngest future citizen leaders, you will major in Elementary Education and Teaching.

Middle: Middle school teachers bridge the gap between elementary and high school. You'll help guide young minds and prepare them to determine their own path with a major in Elementary and Middle School Education and Teaching. Middle school licensure can be obtained in conjunction with an elementary or a secondary teaching licensure.

Secondary: To teach middle and/or high school, you'll work primarily with the faculty and an advisor in the department of the major you've selected. These programs offer secondary teaching concentrations:

• English
• History
• Mathematics
• Science Teacher Preparation (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)  

PreK-12: To teach a subject that covers all grade levels, you'll work primarily with the faculty and an advisor in the department of the major you've selected.

• Art Education
• Health and Physical Education
• Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish, and English as a Second Language)
• Music  
• Theatre Arts

Special Education: A five-year Bachelors/ Masters program.

Notes:

1- Secondary Science Teacher Preparation concentrations include Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
2- Music Teacher Preparation concentrations include Choral or Instrumental
3- Additional courses in optional Driver Education and/or Coaching Minor available
4- Modern Languages Teacher Preparation majors includes Spanish, French, German, or ESL
5- Additional endorsements in Middle School English, Math, Science, or Social Studies available with additional coursework (grades 6th-8th)