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Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2010-2011 [Archived Catalog]

School of Education


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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. The B.S.Ed. Secondary degree is divided into two concentrations based on developmental levels.

   

Concentration

 

School Setting

Elementary:  

 

 

Elementary Primary and Intermdiate (K-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)

  Middle School/Jr. High and High School (6-12)
     

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 and the following:

Chemistry
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).

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