Huntington University offers more than a "Christian teacher's college." We provide an excellent education within the context of a top-ranked Christian liberal arts college.

Majors
The Education Department offers programs for students who desire to become teachers at the elementary, middle school, or high school level. Teacher education programs include a planned series of courses, a series of field experiences, and student teaching during the senior year.

• Elementary education majors are eligible for State of Indiana teaching licenses in primary and intermediate elementary education.

• A special education major prepares teaching candidates to provide mild intervention in grades K-6.

• A middle grades program will allow candidates to be licensed for intermediate elementary and middle school classrooms.

• Secondary education majors will be licensed to teach middle school science, language arts, math or social studies; and high school art, biology, business, chemistry, English, mathematics, or social studies.

• All-grade majors will be licensed to teach K-12 art, music, or physical education/health.

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Conceptual Framework:
"Teacher as Effective Steward"
At Huntington University, we see teachers acting as effective stewards  of knowledge, of learner development, of learning environments, and of instruction. Follow the links to learn more:

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Program Curriculum
Students interested in a career in teaching must be admitted to the teacher education program. Students are considered for admission on the basis of their classroom achievement, scores on an admissions test, the results of a personal interview, and other indicators of potential success in the field of teaching.

In addition to student teaching, students in both the elementary and secondary programs complete a teaching practicum. This three-week, full-day experience takes place in multicultural settings in Fort Wayne. The elementary education program includes an eight-week field experience during the junior year.

Elementary education majors also take an integrated curriculum course during the senior year which teaches strategies for integrating computers and thematic units into the general curriculum. Students interested in certification at the secondary or all-grade levels should refer to the department offering programs in the desired subject areas.

Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, has over 600 chapters and 60,000 members worldwide. The Omega Psi chapter was chartered at Huntington University in 2000 and in 2003 received an Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) award at the Biennial Convocation in St. Louis, Missouri. ACE awards are given only to those chapters which have demonstrated superior performance in all the society's ideals. Huntington's Omega Psi is the youngest chapter ever to receive an ACE award.

Second semester sophomores, juniors, and seniors whose cumulative GPA is in the top 20% of the major are eligible for induction into Kappa Delta Pi if they have "exhibited the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, and promise in teaching and allied professions."

Membership is also open to education faculty and school personnel who exhibit high academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career, and an attitude that assures continued growth in the teaching profession.

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