The Education Studies Department is broadly conceived to acquaint students with a historical view of the academic disciplines, the purposes of the common schools, and the ways in which these relate to the work of teachers in the schools in a democracy. Collateral and elective choices in the major allow students, in consultation with their advisors, to focus on the development of a broad range of content knowledge and understandings that enhance each student?s understanding of the field of education. This major does not lead to teaching certification.

Education Studies majors must meet the criteria established by Education Studies, including a satisfactory Education Written Assessment for admission to and exit from the program. All Education Studies courses include required field experiences in which students must work with children or adolescents. To be accepted and retained in the major, students must demonstrate appropriate qualities of judgment, disposition, and temperament in classroom and field settings.