HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE

If you want to shape the future and make a difference in our world, become an educator. You can become a teacher who influences the next generation, or a professional who shapes policy or who studies the learning processes.

GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

If you enjoy working with children or adolescents, you should consider becoming a teacher or researcher. In the United States we believe that public schooling provides the skills and knowledge both for individuals to succeed and for our society to advance. Those are high expectations. To meet them, our country needs talented, thoughtful people to become teachers, educational professionals, and leaders.

EARN PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE

A teacher education major provides the only opportunity for undergraduates to obtain a professional credential (teacher certification) within the four-year baccalaureate degree program. An educational studies major provides a broad and a focused understanding of educational processes and their contexts. The major in Applied Linguistics is concerned with language acquisition and understanding the role of language in human affairs and education.