The Education Majors

Education
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Arts

Lake Erie College offers programs leading to licensure for Early Childhood Education and Middle Childhood Education. The College's education department is currently seeking to complete the process to be able to license in AYA in Integrated Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Life Sciences.

What is Unique about our Education Program?

• Small classroom sizes that create a personalized learning environment
• The flexibility provided by an interdisciplinary Liberal Arts education with a strong emphasis on critical thinking
• Curriculum that emphasizes writing, speaking and research skills

Opportunities in Education

Lake Erie College’s Education program prepares students for careers in teaching. The field experiences that a student participates in throughout their program of study offer the opportunity to observe the education system at different levels and in various socio-economic settings. Student teaching often leads to job offers as soon as a student graduates.

International Experiences

Lake Erie College encourages all students to participate in international experiences. Students may wish to spend a semester at one of our “sister” institutions earning credits towards their degree while learning about other peoples and cultures.

Other international opportunities for students are Study Tours. Study Tours are two-week trips that full-time students may take their Junior or Senior year. Most of the cost of the trip is included within tuition.

Academic Requirements

A bachelor's degree requires at least 128 credit hours.

All students graduating from Lake Erie College will complete 20 semester hours of basic requirements including courses in Math, English, Computers, Public Speaking and Foreign Language. These courses are normally completed during the freshman year.

Students will also complete 24 hours of core liberal arts courses. These courses include the subject areas of critical thinking, aesthetic forms, scientific inquiry, cultures and values, sophisticated texts and social sciences. Each major has course specific requirements and any remaining credits will be considered as electives.

Requirements of the Education Major

The Early Childhood Education major requires 63 semester hours of course work. The Middle Childhood Education major requires 54-57 hours of coursework including course work in two areas of concentration.

Additionally, every student has an admissions counselor at Lake Erie College that can answer questions about our academic programs. Admissions can be reached at 1.800.916.0904. Please call to visit our campus and meet with an education professor.

As a Lake Erie College student, you will be the most important part of this endeavor called higher education. You will be a critical participant in our average class of 15 students. Every member of our distinguished faculty will know your name; our 12:1 student to faculty ratio ensures this. Once you join our community, you will benefit from our more than 150 years of experience in building business leaders, entrepreneurs, scholars, educators, political leaders and artists.