School of Education

In the School of Education, we embrace the ideology that “Teaching must be characterized as a career deeply influenced by moral practice” (Fenstermacher, in Goodlad, et. al). That’s why we are deeply concerned about instilling the principles of character, competence, and service into our future teachers. Here’s the way we do it:

Character
Every day in the classroom, teachers are faced with decisions of deliberation and choice. Our courses engage in conversation with this in mind. What is the role of a teacher’s character and how does it affect students?

Competence
We pride ourselves in being excellent. The School of Education requires more than 150 hours of classroom experience starting as soon as your first semester—and that’s prior to a full semester of student teaching! We do everything in our control to ensure you graduate a top-notch candidate.

Service
Teachers must have a spirit of community and a willingness to serve. We want you to leave inspired, approaching your career with an eagerness to love others and glorify God.

Micah 6:8
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

• Business Education Major
• Elementary Education Major
• English Education Major
• French Education Major
• Life Science Education Major
• Mathematics Secondary Education Major
• Social Studies Education & History Major
• Spanish Education Major
• Special Education Major / Elementary Ed Major

• Pedagogy Minor

• Elementary Education License: Transition to Teaching Program
• Secondary Education License: Transition to Teaching Program
• Intense Intervention Graduate License

Grace College is also a 2023 recipient of the Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement. The Frank Murray Leadership Recognition is awarded to providers demonstrating evidence and data trends to achieve CAEP accreditation with no stipulations or areas for improvement. Recipients are selected from providers granted accreditation by CAEP at the initial level in the previous year. Providers selected for this recognition advance equity and excellence in educator preparation through purposeful use of self-study procedures and evidence-based reporting that assure quality and support continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 learning.

Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement