Education Department

If you dream of a career as a teacher, the Randolph College Teacher Education Preparation Program prepares you to become a leader in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Complementing a strong liberal arts foundation, a well-planned sequence of professional education courses and multiple field experiences prepare you to enter the classroom with enthusiasm and confidence.

The mission of the Teacher Education Preparation Program is to provide an educational environment that prepares teacher candidates to teach effectively, to act as leaders in school communities, and to serve as agents of equity and change.  The Program emphasizes:

• effective instructional strategies that meet the learning needs of all children
• professional attitudes and behaviors
• positive values toward diversity and the needs of culturally and educationally diverse learners
• skills in using technology as an effective teaching and management tool

Academic Offerings

• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies with Teacher Licensure
• Minor in Curriculum and Instruction
• Minor in Earth Science Education
• Master of Arts in Teaching Degree in Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary or Secondary)
• Master of Arts in Teaching Degree in Special Education

Teacher Licensure

The education program offers licensure in the following areas:

• Elementary Education (preK–12)
• Biology (6–12)
• Chemistry (6–12)
• Dance (preK–12)
• Earth Science (6-12)
• English (6–12)
• French (preK–12)
• Health & Physical Education (preK–12)
• History and Social Science (6-12)
• Latin (preK–12)
• Mathematics (6–12)
• Music – Instrumental (preK-12)
• Music – Vocal (preK-12)
• Physics (6–12)
• Spanish (preK–12)
• Theatre Arts (preK–12)
• Visual Arts (preK-12)

Add-on endorsement areas include:

Algebra I (6–12)