The program offered by the Castleton University believes that it takes a university and community to prepare a teacher. As such, you will have the opportunity to choose a major in the liberal arts and sciences and work toward licensure in elementary education or secondary education. You may also work toward an endorsement in special education in K-8 or 7-12. To support your program planning, you will be assigned two academic advisors: one each in education and in your chosen liberal arts major.

Students seeking secondary licensure for 7-12 grades in secondary education typically choose to major in English, history, math, or science. In consultation with a liberal arts advisor and an education advisor, you will have the opportunity to plan a major course of study that is designed to provide you with the content knowledge needed in your area of interest.

Students interested in teaching art must choose Elementary or Secondary licensure. Students interested in teaching Spanish must choose Secondary licensure. In consultation with a liberal arts advisor in art or Spanish and an education advisor, you will have the opportunity to plan a major course of study that is designed to provide you with the content knowledge needed in teaching art or teaching Spanish as a second language.

Career prospects

Upon graduation the opportunities to utilize a Castleton education degree only expand.?Many of our graduates remain in local Vermont schools and mentor current Castleton pre-service teachers in their K-12 classrooms. Some out-of-state students return to their home states to become classroom teachers. Others?fulfill support positions as?paraprofessionals and/or coaches.

Castleton's Education Department prepares its students not only to directly enter the professional world, but also to continue on to further their degrees. Some attend graduate school?programs inside and outside of Castleton's program to major in education or their liberal arts interests while others pursue counseling degrees. There are a myriad of opportunities available to graduates in the field of education.?