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Education
SJC Education Department Receives Highest NCATE Rating Achievable
Division: Social Science
Department: Education
Education - The academic field that is concerned with the study of teaching and learning and its practice.
Do you have a favorite teacher? Do you dream of being someone else's?
Why Education?
Fact 1: You learn something new every day.
Fact 2: With a degree in Education, you can teach something
new to someone every day.
Fact 3: With a degree in Education, you can receive licensure
to teach at various grade levels.
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Why Education
at SJC?
Variety: At SJC, Education programs lead
to licensure in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high
school settings. If you choose to teach at the secondary level, you can
concentrate in nearly all of SJC's other majors.
Licenses (Generalist level) available under the Elementary Education major:
- Early Childhood Generalist (preschool emphasis)
- Early Childhood Generalist (primary grades K-3)
- Early Childhood/Middle Childhood Generalist (grades K-6)
- Middle Childhood Generalist (intermediate grades 3-6)
- Early Adolescence Generalist (middle school/junior high)
- Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science
Licenses (Specific Content) available under the Education minor:
- Early Adolescence/Young Adulthood (middle/junior high/high school)
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth/Space Sciences)
- Social Studies (Economics, Government, History, Psychology, Sociology)
- All level
- Fine Arts (Vocal and General Music, Instrumental and General Music, Theatre Arts)
- Health/Physical Education
- Visual Arts
Dedication to Excellence: The Education Department at SJC requires that its students (including first year students) participate in field placements. This professional field experience is structured and intensive and takes place weekly in public and private school settings, allowing students to observe classroom practices and assist teachers in class projects. Education has long been one of the most popular majors on campus, and the Education Department at SJC has an exceptionally high employment rate.
Hands-on Experience: All Education majors are required to student teach. Freshmen spend one day a week working in classrooms in the first semester in cooperation with the local school system, which includes 27 schools in a five-county area. Many Education majors also participate in Head Start, the Jasper County Youth Center, and SJC Academy programs for area youth. (Success Stories)
Faculty and Class Size: Our Education Department consists of faculty who each hold a master's or doctorate degree in addition to having extensive experience. Classes range in size between 15 and 20 students. (Faculty Profiles)
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