Academic Programs

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Virginia Tech’s School of Education is a global catalyst for individual and social transformation through education, applied research, and advocacy. With programs for prospective teachers, educational leaders, school counselors and mental health clinicians, counselor educators, and leaders in higher education, you can find your own pathway to contribute to the greater good.
 

Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs

We offer undergraduate teacher preparation majors in Career & Technical Education - Agriculture (grades 6-12), Career & Technical Education - Business & Information Technology (grades 6-12), Career & Technical Education - Family & Consumer Sciences (grades 6-12), and Career & Technical Education - Marketing Education (grades 6-12), Elementary Education (grades K-6), English Education (grades 6-12), History & Social Science Education (grades 6-12), and Mathematics Education (grades 6-12). 

Interested in becoming a teacher in a different academic area, or are you a student who entered Virginia Tech before Fall 2020? Our Master's degree level Teacher Preparation programs are Virginia Tech Approved Accelerated UG/GR Programs. Start your teacher preparation education studies during your senior year, and in one additional academic year (for most programs), you can earn both a master’s degree and be prepared for your Virginia teaching licensure, allowing you to start your teaching career at a higher pay scale. See our teacher preparation programs for more details!

Graduate Programs and Professional Development Opportunities

We offer programs in Teacher Preparation, Teacher Professional Development, and for Provisionally Licensed Teachers in a variety of disciplines, and in School Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Counselor Education and Supervision. Our Principal Preparation and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies programs are preparing the next generation of leaders for PK-12 school systems, while our Higher Education programs are preparing leaders for post-secondary institutions. Our robust educational studies offerings include Educational Psychology, Educational Research and Evaluation, Instructional Design and Technology, Integrative STEM Education, and the interdisciplinary program, Foundations of Education.

Explore our program areas using the images/links below, or explore the degrees and credentials we offer, or the programs offered at our extended campuses.

Note: All degree programs with the exception of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, and Counselor Education fall under the umbrella of Curriculum & Instruction when applying to the Virginia Tech Graduate School.