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Teacher Education
Fast Facts:
- Since the inception of the Kansas licensure exam, called the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exam, 100 percent of those completing Bethel’s teacher education program have passed.
- In the past five years, approximately 85 percent of our graduates who have actively sought teaching positions have found them.
- 2010-2011 Title II Report (pdf)
- More Bethel Fast Facts…
To study education at Bethel is to do more than read about the latest theories and trends. It is to challenge your assumptions about the educational process, to get out into the classroom and to learn by doing.
You can choose to major in elementary education with licensure for teaching K-6 or you can gain a license to teach in conjunction with a content major, in preparation for teaching P-12. Teaching licensure is available in the following areas:
- Art (P-12)
- Biology (6-12)
- Chemistry (6-12)
- Elementary Education (K-6)
- English (6-12)
- Health (P-12)
- History and Government (6-12)
- Mathematics (6-12)
- Music (P-12)
- Physical Education (P-12)
- Special Education Adaptive (K-6, P-12, 6-12)
- Speech/Theater (6-12)
Because hands-on experience is so important for learning how to put concepts and strategies into practice, all Bethel education majors complete a semester of student teaching. Our faculty members, who will get to know you well, will be able to place you with a teacher whose styles and priorities match your own. Through professional contacts and Bethel’s alumni network, our faculty members can help arrange student teaching experiences for you in other states and even other countries.
When you graduate from Bethel with an elementary education major or your teacher licensure in another area, you take with you not only your degree but also Bethel’s reputation for educating excellent teachers. Many of our graduates have received local, state and national teaching awards. Through Bethel’s unique cooperative arrangement with area colleges (Associated Colleges of Central Kansas or ACCK), we are able to combine resources to hire excellent faculty to teach specialized courses. For example, through ACCK we offer a number of programs in special education.
At Bethel, you get the high-quality, specialized instruction available at large universities, but with the academic and lifestyle advantages of a small college.
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