Education Studies Minor
The Education Studies minor is for students who might be interested in teaching but who do not want to complete a full-time teaching internship. Students interested in non-traditional teaching, other school-based careers (guidance counselor or school psychologist), graduate school, or other people-oriented careers can benefit from this minor. Students interested in pursuing alternative teaching certification after graduation can also benefit.
Students planning on pursuing teacher certification while at Washington College should note that this minor on its own is not sufficient for certification. Students who wish to teach middle school or high school are encouraged to consider applying for the Secondary Teacher Certification Program.
Human Development majors are not eligible for a minor in Education Studies.
Note that students must complete 2 of the 4 required courses and a field experience through Washington College in order to complete the minor.
Please use the checklist document below as a guide in course planning.
What comes next?
What do our graduates do with this minor? They go on to…
- attend graduate school for masters degrees in Energy and Sustainable Development, English, history, biology education, the liberal arts, higher education, and global education
- coordinate education programs at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, and in local and state parks
- pursue a Ph.D.
- coach (volleyball, softball, lacrosse)
- work in museums
- teach outdoor education
- teach English abroad (Micronesia, China, Taiwan)
Many of the students who complete the minor also complete the certification program and go on to become classroom teachers. Just in the last few years, we’ve sent our certified and qualified teachers to:
- Maryland (some in the same school in which they interned!)
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Virginia
- Colorado
- Illinois, and
- Around the world!
