Curriculum for Education Major
Become an educator and learn the skills to teach the next generation of leaders through hands-on learning opportunities and field work. Study Education at Champlain College.
Education Major Curriculum
Our Upside-Down Curriculum allows you to begin taking your Education classes beginning in your first semester. This gives you an exceptional amount of time to gain critical firsthand experience, allowing you to take concepts directly from your Champlain classrooms into your student-teaching classrooms.
Depending on your preferred grade levels and subject areas, you may be able to choose more than one concentration. You’ll work closely with your Faculty Advisor to explore your interests, choose your concentration(s), and create the ideal pathway into the teaching career you envision.
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Middle & Secondary Education
- Middle Grades English Language Arts
- Middle Grades Mathematics
- Middle Grades Social Studies
- Secondary Level English
- Secondary Level Mathematics
- Secondary Level Social Studies
For students interested in educational technology, we strongly suggest a minor in Computer Science, or seek out a technology specialization with many paths, including Game Design.
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First Year
Fall Semester
- EDU 110 Foundations of Learning and Teaching
- EHS 100 Making Connections
- PSY 125 Child and Adolescent Psychology
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XXX Concentration Course
- COR 101 Navigating Higher Education
- COR 102 First Year Inquiry: Reading, Writing, &
Spring Semester- EDU 112 Integrating Technology
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MTH XXX Math Elective
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XXX Concentration Course
- COR 103 Navigating Your Information Landscape
- COR 104 First Year Inquiry: Making, Doing, &
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Second Year
Fall Semester
- EDU 230 Content Literacy —OR— EDU 265 Literacy and Language Development
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course or General Elective
- COR 201 Core Foundations: Making Meaning Through Science
- COR 202 Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Spring Semester- EDU 233 Teaching Diverse Learners
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course or General Elective
- COR 203 Core Foundations: Making Meaning Through Culture
- COR 204 Theoretical Perspectives
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Third Year
Fall Semester
- EHS 210 Social Justive Intensive
- EDU 270 Service Learning to Connect Schools and Society
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course or General Elective
- COR 301 Core Foundations: Connecting Place and Identity
- COR 302 Field Methods
Spring Semester-
SCI XXX Science Elective
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XXX General Elective
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XXX General Elective
- COR 303 Core Foundations: Connecting Past and Present
- COR 304 Digital Methods
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- EDU 425 Reflective Practices in Education
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course
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XXX Concentration Course or General Elective
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XXX Concentration Course or General Elective
Spring Semester