5 Reasons Why Xavier Is the Best Choice for Becoming a Teacher

Mar 30, 2019

1. Success-99 percent of our Education students pass the Ohio state licensure exam required of all teachers. No wonder we have a 100-percent employment rate for graduates of Early Childhood, Montessori and Special Education.

2. Learn by Doing-Engage in at least 15 hours of field experience beginning in your freshman year in all kinds of classrooms, from traditional and Montessori to public, private and Catholic, with more than 50 school district partners in the Cincinnati area. Maybe even your home school!

3. Choice-You choose from five different education programs along with your chosen licensure field: Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Montessori, Secondary and Special education. We also offer a dual degree combining Special Education and Montessori for even more post-graduation options.

4. Faculty-Our faculty are, simply put, fantastic. They're all dedicated and experienced teachers, and they care about you and your goals of becoming part of the next generation of highly qualified teachers and educators.

5. Ethics-Our curriculum introduces students to the Jesuit emphasis on ethics, service and caring for others-especially those who will be your students some day.

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If you want to learn more about Xavier's teacher education programs, visit the School of Education online.