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Elementary Education
School of Education

Elementary Education


  • Bachelor of Science
  • Undergraduate

127-144 credits

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Inspire the next generation of children to be creative, compassionate, and to live with integrity. The Elementary Education major prepares you to teach and engage young minds in a public or private school setting from grades K-6. This degree will also prepare you for further graduate study.

This might be the right degree for you if you

  • enjoy working with children
  • are eager to serve
  • passionate about teaching

Why study elementary education at Northwestern?

You’ll learn professional practices to engage children from diverse backgrounds. Our students develop an appreciation for diversity in the classroom. We integrate classroom preparation into every area of teacher education by linking theory to experience. Our small class sizes enable Christian professors to mentor you and encourage your faith to flourish both in and out of the classroom.

Students who want to complete this undergraduate degree to get their teaching license in elementary education may seek an endorsement to their license. They will receive the endorsement at the time they receive their initial license. Candidates must confirm with the School of Education that the endorsement may be added to their chosen major field. Credits that have been applied to the licensure major may be double-counted in the endorsement.

Northwestern’s School of Education provides you with four levels of classroom practicum experience.

  • The first level allows you to find your personal “fit” within the teaching profession.
  • The second focuses on developing theory and skills related to diversity.
  • The third engages you to apply methodologies within your chosen field by creating, teaching, and evaluating lessons in a school classroom.
  • The final level is full-time student teaching in a chosen licensure field.

The School of Education provides teacher education programs approved by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. They meet the state standards adopted for licensure programs as defined in state Rule 8710.2000 through 8710.8080. All licensure programs are aligned with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards and the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice.

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Careers in elementary education

There are a variety of career and academic pathways that begin with a degree in elementary education.

What types of work are related to this degree?

  • Teaching in your area of specialty
  • Private tutoring
  • Creating/directing educational programs
  • Curriculum development
  • Instructional design (technology training may be required)
  • Textbook editing
  • Online education
  • Student life/student affairs
  • Corporate or business training and development
  • Nanny
  • Children’s ministry
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100%
of Northwestern’s education graduates felt professionally prepared by their education
Licensure
meets licensure requirements for the Minnesota Board of Teaching
96%
of seniors feel prepared to integrate their faith with their academic field
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