Early Childhood-6th Grade 教育
Early childhood educators play a valuable role in society: setting the stage for lifelong 学习.
TCU is the only university in the nation with two special education laboratory schools
on campus: Starpoint School, for children with 学习 differences, and KinderFrogs
School for children with Down syndrome and other developmental delays.
At TCU, you’ll learn developmentally appropriate pedagogy for children in elementary
school settings
(pre-K through sixth grade) and graduate with teacher certificates and specialized knowledge in ESL and special education or bilingual education. 结合
a bachelor’s degree with a Master of 教育 in just five years with the Accelerated
Master’s option—giving you an advantage in the classroom.
Sample Courses
- Child Development
- Play and Creativity
- Literacy and Children’s Literature
- 教育al Psychology
Special 入学 Requirements
Students who plan to earn a teaching certificate must declare education as their major and formally apply for admission to the Teacher 教育 Program in the College of 教育. Students apply to the Teacher 教育 Program when they have 54 hours toward their degree.
我们的教师
The College of 教育 is home to two Piper Professors, a National Science Foundation 研究 Fellow and three endowed chairs and professors. Our faculty is nationally known for their research and maintains a tradition of excellence in teaching and mentoring.
What Sets Us Apart
You’ll teach and observe in diverse classroom settings from the first semester. 获得 real-world experience and a broadened perspective by teaching in the Fort Worth community, with the option to teach for four weeks in international settings like Denmark, Panama, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland or the Netherlands.
Career Prospects
Our education students have a 100 percent hire rate and a 98 percent pass rate on state certification exams. More than 80 percent of our graduates teach in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, mainly in public and private schools.