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Teach and shape the next generation of leaders.

Secondary Education
You’ll discover ways to successfully engage and teach all learners, especially those in grades 7-12 and gain in-depth knowledge of your selected content area: language and literacy, life science, physical science or social studies. Combine your bachelor’s degree with a Master of Education in five years with the Accelerated Master’s optiongiving you an advantage in the classroom.

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College of Education
Department of Teaching & Learning Sciences

Anna Hudson
Program Specialist, Undergraduate Studies

817-257-7660

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Programs Offered

Sample Courses

  • Educational Psychology
  • Literacy in Content Areas
  • Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom
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Core Curriculum

Your success is at our Core. TCU’s Core Curriculum prepares you to live and work in today’s ever-evolving diverse and global society. It encourages you to be intellectually curious and ask big questions about the world and your place in it.

Special Admission Requirements

Students who plan to earn a teaching certificate must declare education as their major and formally apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program in the College of Education. Students apply to the Teacher Education Program when they have 54 hours toward their degree.

What Sets Us Apart

You’ll teach and observe in diverse classroom settings from the first semester. Gain real-world experience and a broadened perspective by teaching in the Fort Worth community, with the option to teach for four weeks in international settings like Denmark, Panama, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland or the Netherlands.

Career Prospects

Our education students have a 100 percent hire rate and a 98 percent pass rate on state certification exams. More than 80 percent of our graduates teach in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, mainly in public and private schools.

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John V. Roach Honors College

Exceed your own expectations. Incoming and current undergraduate students of every major may apply. Unique classes are offered which connects students with a varied curriculum that is stimulating, supportive and cross-disciplinary.