School of Education

Neff Hall 250 ~ 260-481-4146 ~ www.ipfw.edu/educ

The mission of the School of Education is to prepare professionals in teaching, counseling, and leadership who demonstrate the capacity and willingness to continuously improve schools and related entities so that they become more effective with their clients by:

Becoming more caring, humane, and functional citizens in a global, multicultural, democratic society
Improving the human condition by creating positive learning environments
Becoming change agents by demonstrating reflective professional practice
Solving client problems through clear, creative analyses
Assessing client performance, creating and executing effective teaching, counseling, and educational leadership by utilizing a variety of methodologies reflecting current related research
Utilizing interdisciplinary scholarship, demonstrating technological and critical literacies, and effectively communicating with all stakeholders.

The academic programs in the School of Education are listed below. Requirements for these programs appear in Part 5 of this Bulletin.

The School of Education at IPFW offers B.S.Ed. degrees in elementary education and secondary education, and an A.S. in early childhood education. B.S.Ed. degrees are divided into four concentrations based on developmental levels. They are divided under the following:

	Concentration		School Setting
Elementary:	Early Childhood (EC)		Preschool and Elementary: Primary (P-3)
	Middle Childhood (MC)		Elementary: Intermediate (4-6)
Secondary:	Early Adolescence (EA)		Middle School/Junior High (6-8)
		Select two content area minors: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies
	Adolescence/Young Adulthood (AYA)		High School (9-12)
		Select one content area major: earth/space sciences, French, German, language arts, social studies, Spanish

The School of Education also offers minors/certifications in each of the content areas listed above (except AYA social studies) and the following:

Chemistry
Computer Education (endorsement for elementary or secondary)
English as a New Language
Life Sciences
Mathematics
Mild Intervention (certificate for elementary or secondary)
Physical Science
Physics
Theatre

In addition the following teaching majors are available at IPFW through the following colleges:

	Major			College
	Art Education (P-12) Chemistry Teaching Life Sciences Teaching Mathematics Teaching Music Education (P-12) Physics			Visual and Performing Arts Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Visual and Performing Arts Arts and Sciences

Teaching majors can also be completed as a part of the following B.A./B.S. programs:

	Major			College
	English French German Spanish			Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences

Transition to Teaching

The School of Education also has an alternative route to teacher certification called Transition to Teaching for students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree. This one-year intense program offers teacher certification for elementary and secondary licensure at the graduate level. For a list of qualifications, prerequisites, course requirements, and general information, please contact the School of Education’s Student Information Center (Neff 243).