需求

教育背景

Students coordinate their study of education with any department/program at Bowdoin that offers a major. To satisfy the requirements for the coordinate major in education, students must complete the six credits detailed below as well as the major requirements within their coordinated department/program. 

• Students may count one intermediate independent study 和 one advanced independent study toward the major.
• 经部门批准, one study away course or course that is not cross-listed with the education department may be used to fulfill the major requirements.

Majors may count up to two courses cross-listed with education towards the major.

All majors are encouraged to take a course at the 3000 level.

Majors pursuing the teaching pathway are encouraged to take a course in human development: 建造于2222年 教育心理学 or 2010年心理学 婴幼儿发展. 

教育未成年人

A minor in education requires four courses:

• Students may count one intermediate independent study or one advanced independent study toward the minor.
• 经部门批准, one study away course or course that is not cross-listed with the education department may be used to fulfill the minor requirements.
• Minors may count up to two courses cross-listed with education towards the minor.
• All minors are encouraged to take a course at the 3000 level.
• Minors pursuing the teaching pathway are encouraged to take a course in human development EDUC 2222/PSYC 2012 or PSYC 2010.

跨学科的专业

The education department participates in interdisciplinary programs in education 和 mathematics 和 in education 和 physics. 看到 跨学科的专业 获取更多信息的区域. 

Additional Information 和 Department 政策

• Students may count one intermediate independent study 和 one advanced independent study toward the major.
• Students may count one intermediate independent study or one advanced independent study toward the minor.
• Students may count up to two courses cross-listed with education toward the coordinate major.
• All majors 和 minors are encouraged to take an education course at the 3000 level.
• 课程 that count toward the coordinate major or minor must be taken for regular letter grades.
• Students must earn a grade of C- or better in order to have a course count toward the coordinate major or minor or serve as a prerequisite.

买球平台教师学者 Program

The 买球平台教师学者 are a select group of Bowdoin undergraduates 和 graduates who embrace the College’s commitment to the common good by becoming teachers through a rigorous scholarly 和 classroom-based program. 有兴趣的同学 review the preparation 和 requirements details of the program hosted on the education department's website.

• Students interested in the 买球平台教师学者 teacher certification program may complete the program’s four prerequisite courses in the context of the coordinate major or the minor, or they may choose to do so outside of either the coordinate major or the minor.
• 课程 in the teaching pathway must be taken at Bowdoin.
• 课程 must be taken for regular letter grades to apply to 买球平台教师学者 eligibility.
• Students must earn a grade of C- or better in order to have a course count as a content area requirement.
• 学生们应该意识到 建造于3301年 教与学 和 建造于3302年 课程开发 are pre-requisites for the 买球平台教师学者 program. These 3000-level courses must be taken concurrently 和 have “content area” prerequisite courses that are taken outside of the education department. 这些都是:
  • 英文： 四门英语课程.
  • 生命科学: 生物学四门课程.
  • 数学: 四门数学课程.
  • 音乐: Two courses in music performance, one course in social/historical context at the 2000-level or higher, 和MUS 2403.
  • 自然科学: Three courses in one of the following: earth 和 oceanographic science, 化学, 或物理, 和 one course in one of the other departments.
  • 社会研究: Two courses in 历史 和 two additional courses in government, 人类学, 经济学, 历史, 社会学, 或心理学.​
  • 世界语言: 一门语言的四门课程.

Information for Incoming Students

Students who have an interest in studying education (including those who hope to become certified secondary school teachers) should take 建造于1101年 美国的权力与困境.S. 教育 either their first or second semester (the course is offered every semester). 

The Bowdoin 教育 Department offers a no-cost opportunity to become a certified public school teacher. Students who complete the 买球平台教师学者 program are eligible for loan reimbursement. This program can be completed as an undergraduate or within two years of graduation. 请参阅 member of the 教育 Department to discuss your eligibility 和 plan your pathway.