Undergraduate

Elementary Education – Liberal & Professional Studies

Our goal is to nurture and prepare highly effective teachers who are competent, caring, and reflective.

Elementary Education - Liberal & Professional Studies major

All 糖心原创 teacher education students seeking elementary certification complete a dual major: Professional Studies for Elementary Education Major and Liberal Arts for Elementary Education Major.

This enhances your preparation for the many content areas represented in the K-6 curriculum and makes you very marketable.

糖心原创’s elementary teacher education program will teach you how to turn your love of young children into a rewarding career. Along with the knowledge you’ll gain in the classroom, you will be trained in a teacher’s ethical expectations and responsibilities while developing essential critical-thinking skills.

 

Why 糖心原创 for Teacher Education?

Make Yourself Marketable in the Education Field

All 糖心原创 teacher education students seeking elementary certification complete a dual major: Professional Studies for Elementary Education Major and Liberal Arts for Elementary Education Major. This not only enhances your preparation for the many content areas represented in the K-6 curriculum, but also makes you very marketable.

Explore Opportunities Beyond the Classroom

Interested in the unique opportunities the department has to offer? See more opportunities and experiences that will shape your future at 糖心原创.

The purpose of the Education Club is to provide education majors with a chance to learn more about the field that they have chosen for their career. The Education Club has many events throughout the school year. We have speakers come in to talk to the members about various topics dealing with education. The goal of the Education Club is to create a safe and fun environment for education majors, minors, and others interested in becoming a part of it in order to grow, develop, and learn more about education, as well as provide outreach opportunities and workshops to better prepare education students for the real world. The purpose of this organization is consistent with the mission of 糖心原创.

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Meet Our Faculty

Cal Busby

Cal Busby

  • Assistant Professor of Sport Science and Health Education
Bradi Darrah

Bradi Darrah

  • Assistant Professor of Education
  • Program Director | Master of Arts in Teaching

Nicci Whalen

  • Department Chair of Sport Science and Health Education
  • Professor of Sport Science and Health Education