At Ursinus College you can graduate with a prestigious liberal arts degree, teaching experience and the certification to begin your career in education immediately.

America is looking to its liberal arts colleges for its best teachers, and the most attractive candidates are those who already have practical experience. At Ursinus, you complete a traditional major and one of three programs: certification for public school teaching, a secondary education minor or an elementary education minor. The certification program offers specialization in any one of the following areas:

Kindergarten through grade 12: French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, Health and Physical Education

Grade 7 through grade 12: Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Social Studies

The program is selective, offering hands-on experience in local school districts for every education course. A high percentage of our graduates pursue advanced degrees for continued professional development.

Students observe and interview personnel in all aspects of local school district planning and curriculum development. During the student teaching semester, students teach a full schedule and collaborate with school district and college supervisors on a weekly basis for support and problem solving.

Students who minor in education work directly in the field to identify current issues and trends, to design research and to propose solutions or innovations to local school districts. They often apply learning and psychology and present research at state, regional, national and international levels, stressing learner choice and independence.

Many of our graduates have accepted jobs in public schools, private schools and in colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Additionally, some of our education graduates have applied their knowledge and skills in their medical, law and business careers.

Of all the professions, teaching has the greatest potential impact to change lives, and America is beginning to recognize it. That is why the skilled, credentialed education professional, experienced in the classroom, has the opportunity to make change as never before. Teachers are at the forefront of the most urgent community issues, from charter schools and school choice to measuring performance and setting national education standards. We can have better schools, and a liberal arts education supplies the broad perspective you need to understand these issues and act effectively. The future of the nation depends on it.