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Education Pathway

Choose from general education programs or majors that focus on teaching specific populations or subjects.

Opportunities

Find your niche — in the classroom and beyond. We’ll help you find your passion and build skills for your career. These are just a few of the resources you’ll have access to at WVU that will prepare you life after WVU.

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Student Organizations

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Facilities

Develop real-world skills in our specialized laboratories, clinics and research centers.

Apple iPad Learning Lab
Coaching and Teaching Studies Behavior Lab
Collaborative Assistive Technology Education Lab
Monongalia County Board of Education
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
TeachLivE Simulation Lab
WVU Nursery School

Courses

Personalize your curriculum with classes related to your interests and career goals.

ART 267: Technology Methods in Art Education
C&I 365: Dance and Movement in PK-12 Schools
C&I 414: Creative Experiences in Early Childhood
CDFS 414: Adolescent Problems and Disorders
CDFS 430: Best Practices in Pre-K Movement
EDUC 200: Professional Inquiry in Education
MUSC 380: Instrumental Methods and Technology Applications
PUBH 101: Introduction to Public and Community Health
SOCA 221: Families and Society
SPED 460: Differential Elementary Instruction

Careers

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The WVU Experience

Lauren Volk
English/Secondary Education

"The best reason to attend WVU is because no other college, whether it be an Ivy League or some other well-known school, can provide the sense of community, love, and hospitality that WVU does, while also providing a world-class education."

Related Majors

Explore majors related to this pathway.

Agricultural and Extension Education
Over the next three decades, the global population is expected to grow by approximately two billion people, creating a greater demand for food production and emphasizing the critical need for worldwide agriculture education. Our program is preparing future leaders to fill that need.

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Art Education
We combine the benefits of a small studio program with the resources and facilities of a major research university. Our graduates are certified to teach grades pre-K through 12 and have a high job placement rate.

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Child Development and Family Studies - Online
Our online program is ideal for those who need to earn a degree in Pre-K to maintain employment – or anyone who wants to enter the field of early education with a four-year degree.

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Coaching and Performance Science
This program will prepare you for the dynamic industry of sport or tactical settings. Students graduate with the competencies to work with a diverse population ranging from high-performing athletes in the athletic or military contexts or to recreational and weekend sport participants.

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Early Childhood Special Education - Online
The Early Childhood Special Education major provides students with the foundation and skills to be successful early childhood educators who can create an inclusive environment where learners from all backgrounds thrive.

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Elementary Education
This program prepares students to earn teacher certification in multi-subjects, grades K-6 upon graduation, along with a bachelor's degree.

Students become outstanding elementary educators as they gain knowledge about theory and practice on campus and real-life experience in classrooms during junior and senior years in the program. This program also affords the opportunity for students to be in classrooms as yearlong residents during their senior year.

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Music Education
If you successfully complete this program (and all tests required by the West Virginia Department of Education), you’ll qualify for a Birth–Adult Music professional certificate that allows you to teach instrumental, vocal and general music in West Virginia schools.

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Physical Education and Kinesiology
Learn how to design and deliver physical education programs, how to use and integrate technology into your classwork and get hands-on, real-world experience. Graduates are eligible for certification in Pre-K-Adult Physical Education and Health Education.

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Public Health
Founded on the principle of social justice, the concept of public health ensures that all citizens have the opportunity for good health. It is the art and science of protecting and improving population health through education, service and prevention.

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Secondary Education: English
Can you name a teacher who made a difference in your life? How about a book that changed the way you think? Being an English education major will give you the knowledge and skills needed to bring both of those gifts to other students.

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Secondary Education: Social Studies
Do you love learning history, geography or economics? How about a desire to help young people discover the origins and complexities of world cultures? In this major, you'll learn to provide high quality instruction in the five areas of the social studies: history, geography, politics, economics and culture.

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Social Work
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Social workers help people function the best they can in their environment and circumstance. They provide direct services to people in their homes or places of work and help people to help themselves.

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Sociology
Sociology opens your mind to the hidden structures of social power that affect our everyday life and the major events that are happening around the world.

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