You’ve dreamed of changing students’ lives as a teacher. Develop the skills and experience you’ll need by earning a Minor in Teacher Education or Education Studies. 

Program Roadmaps

Explore your options — Determine the correct order of classes to take, when to officially apply to the program, and how long it takes. Create a plan with your advisor and success coach to get started on your pathway today! 

Minor in Teacher Education with Certification Pathway

Minor in Education Studies Pathway

Choose a subject area for teacher certification to teach at the middle or high school level (Grades 7-12) to be certified in the following areas: Chemistry, English Language Arts and Reading, History, Life Science, or Mathematics.  Candidates major in chosen content and add the minor in Teacher Education. 

You’ll learn best practices in courses that engage your head and your heart, understand how to incorporate the latest educational technology, and prepare to work in culturally diverse schools with students who have a range of needs. You’ll learn from professors who have years of classroom experience and are invested in your success.

And you’ll get into the classroom long before you start your student teaching. With service learning and teaching experiences that gradually give you more and more responsibility, you’ll be prepared when it’s your time to lead.

What do our graduates do?

Our graduates go on to win district and school accolades, run their departments, move to specialty positions in district, and successfully teach in a variety of settings in Texas and beyond. Here’s a sample. 

  • Principal at Akins High School in Austin. 
  • High-school English teacher in the Austin Independent School District
  • Art educator at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin
  • Department chair of Algebra 1 at Skyline High School in the Dallas area
  • Education program instructor at Walt Disney World
  • Mathematics curriculum writer for major textbook company
  • AVID coordinator and success coach at Travis High School
  • Eco-Wellness Teacher at Austin Discovery School in Austin

How do our graduates perform? 

Graduates from our program also shine once in the classroom.  

  • 16 recent teacher education graduates earned the Teacher of Promise Award at their school site and were chosen out of all new teachers for their early leadership and growth as professionals
  • 10 outstanding graduates won the coveted Teacher of the Year Award at their school, selected from all faculty across the school site as the most dedicated and excellent teacher
  • 3 exemplary teacher education graduates have been honored with the penultimate District-wide Teacher of the Year Award, chosen from among all teachers in an entire school district 

Learning to Teach

Mathew Benoit ’10 didn’t come to St. Edward’s wanting to be a teaching but he left knowing it was what he meant to do. Read about how his experience on and off the hilltop prepared him to become a first grade teacher in Austin.