Teacher Education
A second major in Education is offered, with certification programs in three areas: Elementary Education (K-8), Art Education (K-12), and Secondary Teacher Certification (Biology Education for grades 7-12, English Education for grades 5-12, and Social Science Education for grades 5-12).
The Franklin Pierce Difference
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| The teacher education program at Franklin Pierce University provides students with an Education Advisor who helps them select appropriate courses to meet certification requirements. |
Teachers play a critical role in the intellectual and social development of young people. The profession is projected to enjoy steady growth and offer numerous opportunities across grade levels and subjects.
Franklin Pierce University offers a second major in Education, with certification in three areas: Elementary Education (K-8), Art Education (K-12), and Secondary Teacher Certification (Biology Education for grades 7-12, English Education for grades 5-12, and Social Science Education for grades 5-12).
The program features a close relationship with an Education Advisor who helps students select appropriate courses to meet certification requirements. The liberal arts core at Franklin Pierce helps Education majors gain skills in communication, critical thinking, creative problem solving and team-based projects. This provides an advantage in today's education field and helps graduates make significant contributions in their jobs and in the lives of the students they teach. .
Course Details
Education can only be chosen as a second major. In order to fulfill graduation requirements, students must maintain an additional academic major in an area other than Education. These are listed in the Academic Catalog.
Education courses cover learning theory, educational practice, pedagogy, literacy, and special needs. Majoring in Education also requires students to apply separately for admittance to a certification program. Several courses involve field assignments in school settings where students build practice and confidence. Each of the Education programs at Franklin Pierce also requires a semester-long full-time student teaching experience in the fall or spring semester of the senior year.
As an elementary education student, I’ve done a lot of fieldwork and tutoring in local schools. Because I have spent so much time in the classroom, I am confident I will do well as a teacher.
Kristen Turbide, Class of 2008
Helpful Forms:
1. Extended Education Program EEP
(this program allows students extended time to complete certification)
2. Secondary Education Program Forms:
a. Biology pathway
b. English pathway
c. Social Studies pathway
d. Art Pathway
Want to know more?
Download an Education Program Sheet to view on screen or print, or view the College at Rindge Academic Catalog for specific degree requirements and course information.
Contact
Franklin Pierce University
College at Rindge
1.800.437.0048
admissions@franklinpierce.edu
FACULTY
Alana Mosley
Professor of Elementary Education
B.A., M. Ed., University of New Hampshire
Ed.D., Boston University
mosleyaj@franklinpierce.edu
Martha Ritter
Associate Professor Education
B.A., Tufts University; M.Ed., Ph.D, University of New Hampshire
Library 4
Voice Mail 1061
John Villemaire
Associate Professor of Secondary Education
B.S., University of Vermont
M.A., Keene State College
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
villemj@franklinpierce.edu
Co-Curricular
Opportunities
- The Education Program features the Education Club that encourages student engagement in education-related activities. Participation is open to all students.
- Collaboratives with neighboring public schools provide students with a wide variety of urban, suburban, and rural schools for valuable and enriching field experiences.
- Students enrolled in a certification program who demonstrate academic excellence are invited to become Direct Honors members in Pi Lambda Alpha, an International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education.
Student Success
- Education students at Franklin Pierce University have gained a reputation for professional competence and effectiveness in the classroom, demonstrated by their recruitment for full-time employment by their building principals during their student teaching semester.
- Graduates of the Education program who have pursued employment outside of New Hampshire have found teaching jobs in their home state or have continued to pursue advanced degrees in graduate school.
