 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Elementary Education/Special Education Major
The special education emphasis at Geneva is combined with the elementary education program. Students in this concentration receive the entire elementary education experience as well as additional in depth education in the needs of students with disabilities.
Teaching special needs students is demanding, and people drawn to this work often tend to think of teaching not merely as a job, but as a calling. At Geneva, we approach this idea of calling, as well as the field of special education in general from a Biblical perspective, which also affects how we view specially challenged students. We believe that people with disabilities have much to teach the world about what it means to be created wholly and beautifully in God’s image. We are committed, then, to learning from our special needs students, even as we teach them.
Why choose education at Geneva College?
- Experiential classroom learning available as early as freshman year.
- Tutoring and extensive field experience in local classrooms.
- Student teaching overseas is available.
- All 50 states offer some form of reciprocity for certification to Geneva graduates.
- Integration of faith in teaching philosophy and practice.
- Geneva's Test for Teacher Certification (Praxis II) pass rate is 98 percent, one of the highest college pass rates in the state. Geneva's Test for Special Education Certification (Praxis II) pass rate is 100 percent.
- Geneva College also offers a Master of Education in Reading program.
Classes include:
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education
- Assessment of Exceptional Children
- Teaching Reading to the Exceptional Child
- Behavioral Skill Intervention for Exceptional Children
What can you do with an education degree?
Geneva has a strong interest in preparing well-qualified Christian teachers for careers in both public and Christian schools. Programs lead to certification in Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Through inter-state certification agreements, certification is readily achieved in many other states. Geneva graduates are assured of general acceptance as teacher of the subject areas for which the college has approved programs.