B.A. in Education, Elementary Education

Washington State University

Gain the skills and knowledge necessary to teach and guide school children in grades K-12 and gain teacher certification. Our curriculum will give you the best start possible to being an effective K-12 teacher. Successful completion of our teacher education program leads to Washington teacher certification. We give our students the chance for supervised classroom experience through 200 hours of practicums and a full semester of student teaching. We facilitate access to classroom teaching opportunities in every region of Washington, as well as in English-speaking schools overseas. We maintain strong professional connections through professors who collaborate with more than 130 school districts.Students who plan to teach in grades K-8 will pursue an endorsement in elementary education. Students who plan to teach specific subjects (such as high school history or music), will complete a major in that area of expertise, and will choose the teacher preparation option. Want to change the world Be a teacher

College of Education