Assistant Professor of Education
Secondary and All-Grade Education
Major
Why Study Secondary and All-Grade Education at Goshen College?
As a secondary education major at Goshen College, you’ll be equipped to teach the subjects you love to middle and high school students. Our nationally accredited program blends subject-specific expertise with hands-on classroom experiences and inclusive teaching strategies, preparing you to make an impact in diverse school environments.
From your first year, you’ll engage in immersive learning opportunities through school placements, student teaching, and personalized mentorship from experienced faculty. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to lead with strong classroom management skills, a commitment to educational equity, and the confidence to inspire the next generation.
Goshen College has earned national accreditation by demonstrating excellence in content and pedagogy, clinical partnerships and practice, candidate recruitment, progressions and support, program impact, and quality assurance and continuous improvement from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. CAEP is a CHEA recognized national accreditor for educator preparation. Learn more about our accreditation and our CAEP accountability measures of success.
Career Paths
This program prepares students for licensure as educators and is designed to meet the standards set by the Indiana Department of Education. For more information, please view our Professional Licensure Disclosure.
As a graduate of Goshen College’s secondary education program, you’ll go on to careers such as:
- Middle School or High School Teacher
- Instructional Coach
- Educational Program Director
- School Administrator
- Teaching All Grades in:
Goshen College also offers advanced degrees and additional education certificate programs to take your learning farther. Explore the Master of Arts in Teaching, Transition to Teaching and English Language Learners Licensure programs and enjoy a 10% alumni discount on tuition for these advanced programs.
Secondary Education Curriculum and Credits
As a secondary or all-grade education major, you’ll dive into courses on child development, curriculum design, reading instruction, assessment, classroom management, and more. But you won’t just study teaching—you’ll practice it. You’ll gain experience through multiple classroom placements and spend a full semester student teaching, so you graduate ready to lead your own classroom with confidence.
This program offers several options, a Secondary (5-12) or All-Grade (P-12) option that require between 35-38 credit hours to complete the degree.
Both options require a double major in a specialty area.
All-Grade specialty education areas
Secondary Education specialty areas:
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Spanish
- Theater
- American Sign Language
- Social Studies
You can find more about the curriculum for these programs in our catalog.
Hands-On Learning Opportunities
- Start classroom placements your first year.
- Participate in a semester-long student teaching experience.
- Collaborate with faculty mentors and local educators.
- Gain global teaching experience through Study-Service Term.
Scholarships
Students in this program are eligible for a variety of Goshen College academic and achievement scholarships. Additional scholarships for education majors may be available—be sure to check with the education department for more information.
Facilities & Resources
As a student at Goshen College, you’ll have access to excellent resources like the collections in the Good Library and support from our Academic Success Center.
Brooke Lemmon
Professor of Education
Director of Special EducationKathy Meyer Reimer
Professor of Education
Director of Elementary Student Teaching
Department ChairRobina Sommers
Assistant Professor of Education
Steven Thalheimer
Associate Professor of Education
Danae Wirth
Assistant Professor of Education
