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Pass on your excitement for learning to the next generation. You’ll complete the Elementary Education program as an experienced educator and creative lesson planner.
The Elementary Education major leads to an Elementary Generalist License, equipping you to teach any subject in grades K-6.
Your in-classroom experience starts freshman year, assisting teachers at local elementary schools and building your confidence in teaching lessons. During your senior year, you’ll spend a full semester teaching domestically or abroad. With over 500 hours of clinical field placements, you’ll leave Taylor ready to walk into your own classroom as a qualified, capable teacher.
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Career opportunities:
As an Education major, you can find stretching experiences that will test your teaching abilities across borders by student teaching in locations like Ecuador, the Bahamas, the Philippines, Mexico, and Belize.
Taylor University’s Elementary Education program prepares students in areas of instruction, subject matter, and classroom management, but the best training comes from being in Elementary classrooms. You’ll start in the classroom your freshman year and get 500+ hours of experience before your senior year.
Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.
Concentrations, minors, and licensures expand the depth of your degree. All Elementary Education students must complete a concentration through at least one of the following means:
A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.
Your experience at Taylor is unlike any other. With 500+ hours of clinical placement, dedicated faculty, and research-based teaching methods, you’ll be prepared to launch into your own classroom.
Scholarships are available for students studying Education, including the Alspaugh-Hodson Family Scholarship, Halbrook Freedom Scholarship, and Art Scholarship.
Taylor teaches Science of Reading principles of literacy in teacher preparation programs.
Contact
Melissa Jessup
Department Chair, Director of Special Education, Assistant Professor of Education
765-998-5226
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Contact
Shannon Shilts
Education Program Assistant
765-998-5147
email