BS in Education Studies

The Education Studies degree program addresses urgent questions related to domestic and global education policy and practice. Majors become thought leaders who engage critically and ethically in educational policy debates and practice. While pursuing Education Studies, students can expect to:focus on the relationships among education, inequality, and social justiceinvestigate at the local, national, and global levels, the connections between education and other policy areas, including housing, healthcare, migration, justice, political reforms, economic development, and foreign policyexplore contemporary educational debates from early childhood through K-12, higher education, and the workforceengage in community-based learning, study abroad and study away, career development, internships, and research experiences related to education studiescompete for grants for research or applied work and awards in writing, research, and community-engaged scholarshipacquire qualitative, quantitative, and historical research skills to study current issues in education policy and apply knowledge to practice

Applicant must have high school record should demonstrate both rigor and breadth in the types of course work you pursue. A competitive academic record should show some of the most challenging advanced-level work offered at or through your school in as many areas as possible, while maintaining a strong GPA. The following chart shows the number of years that most admitted students studied in each subject area: English 4 years, Math 4 years, Social Science 3 years, Natural Science 3 years. Applicants are expected to achieve a high level of performance in the course work they pursue and an increasingly strong academic record. Academic GPAs between a 3.8 and a 4.0, and a class rank in the 85–97 percentile.