Education Studies – Teaching and Learning Concentration (Secondary Licensure)

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

Education Studies - Teaching and Learning Concentration (Secondary Licensure)

Secondary education students earn a full major in their teaching content and a major in Education Studies – Teaching and Learning Concentration.

This program helps to prepare you for the subject you will teach and the methods and practices of teaching. It enhances the knowledge, competency, and professional skills needed in today’s secondary classroom environment. You will become an effective teacher and a leader in secondary education.

Candidates for licensure must complete a minimum 30 credit major, the Education Studies: Teaching and Learning Concentration, at least one full endorsement program, State-mandated liberal arts requirements, and a full semester of student teaching.

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Why Simpson College for Teacher Education?

Become a Teacher Who Thinks Creatively and Critically

The Simpson College Teacher Education Program nurtures empowered educational leaders who think critically, reflectively, and creatively, compassionately practice inclusive, equitable, and transformative education, and are continuously engaged in professional growth to build a socially just and enlightened society. Simpson College prepares students to serve in public and accredited private schools at all levels and in many endorsement areas.

It offers a bachelor’s degree program, a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), and a Transition to Teaching (T to T) program for graduate students seeking initial teaching licensure at the secondary level.