Early Childhood Education (birth-grade 3)
Early childhood educators play a critical role in the lives of young children, beginning even before kindergarten and continuing through the early elementary years.
You can complete your undergraduate degree and be ready to become certified as an Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Level, Physical Education or Special Education teacher.
Even if you have already completed your bachelor's degree, it is never too late to consider a career in education. You can take the expertise you gained in your undergraduate degree and turn that into a master's degree in teaching your chosen subject.
Your coursework
There is a host of options available to you, and your course work varies accordingly. Through a variety of real-world experiences in local schools, you will build the skills necessary to become an effective educator, including how to manage a classroom and address issues of diversity and equality.
Your career
Whether you are just starting out or are changing careers to become a teacher, you will take the skills and experience you have gained from your time with us as well as your life, and use them to inform your practice instructing the next generation of learners.
Areas of Study
Elementary Education (Grades 2-6)
Nearly everyone has a story about an elementary school teacher; someone who left a mark on their life. How would you like to be the one the next generation tells stories about?
Middle Level Education (Grades 5-8)
In middle school, your students are more perceptive than they were in grades K-4, and they will surprise you with what they understand!
Secondary Education (Grades 9-12)
Grades 9-12, collectively referred to as Secondary Education, are some of the most challenging and rewarding for students and teachers alike.
Fine Arts Education
Exposure to the arts can help children understand other subjects much more clearly, and gives them outlets for self-expression that they might not find without your guidance.
Physical Education
Quality physical education is a gateway to the lifetime pursuit of individual excellence. Physical education provides a foundation to ensure today’s children grow up to become tomorrow’s role models for healthy and active lifestyles.
Special Education
Whether you are changing careers or already a certified teacher, you can complete a Special Education degree. Our Special Education programs are designed for anyone who wants to help students with disabilities.