Undergraduate Majors and Minors

Expand your passion and talents as an educator and leader with the School of Education’s updated inclusive education curriculum or our pre-professional degree program. Prepare for your career with robust field placements, including in New York City; study abroad; extensive internships; clinical simulations; research opportunities; and much more.

Our proven, research-based methods and our focus on inclusive and antiracist, experiential, and digital teaching and learning mean SOE graduates are always in high demand and praised for their preparation.

Undergraduate Majors

Teacher Preparation Programs

• Inclusive Childhood Education, B.S.
  Leading to New York State certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Students with Disabilities (All Grades)
• Inclusive Adolescent Education, B.S.
  Leading to New York State certification in a Grades 7-12 Content Area (English, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies) and Students with Disabilities (All Grades)
• Music Education, B.Mus.
  Leading to New York State initial certification in Music (All Grades)

Pre-Professional Degree Program

• Selected Studies in Education, B.S.
  Our most flexible major, Selected Studies in Education is tailored to individual interests that offers pre-professional preparation for any career with a learning, training, service, or advocacy component. Students complete at least 270 hours of internship and have opportunities for other immersive experiences on campus and in the community.

Undergraduate Minors

A School of Education minor broadens and complements studies in any other field by providing a background in atrocity studies, disability, education, and more. Minors also offer students a chance to explore a new area, delve into a passion, boost credentials, and make new connections!

• Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice Minor
• Coaching Minor
• Dance Appreciation and Practice Minor
• Disability Studies Minor
• Education Studies Minor

Contact soeacademicservices@syr.edu for more information on adding an SOE minor and to discuss requirements, scheduling, and completing the Minor Declaration Form. Deadlines to add/declare a major are March 15 and October 15 for the following semester.