What Can I Do With a Major in‌
Secondary Education? The secondary education major will prepare you as a professional educator to meet the many challenges of the 21st century classroom, teaching grades 7-12. You will be instructed and mentored by a highly qualified faculty: All full-time and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are teacher scholars with a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. This program leads to Level I certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The teacher preparation program at Cedar Crest College is grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation that is aimed at providing our future teachers with a strong background in academic content-area knowledge.
Skills Associated with Secondary Education Majors: Desire and ability to work with children Enthusiasm for teaching Ability to handle classroom situations Ability to speak clearly and write clearly Sense of humor Ability to incorporation technology into curriculum and instruction Training, instructing, advising, counseling, supervising, directing, assessing, answering questions, making presentations, analyzing, evaluating, planning, and making decisions
Sample Career Titles**: Adult Education Teacher Adventure/Outdoor Education Teacher Alumni Relations Coordinator Athletic Coach Athletic Director Child Life Specialist College President College Professor/Dean Community/Public Service Administrator Day Care Administrator Education and Training Administrator Education Management Specialist Educational Administrator Education Consultant
Educational Materials Sales Rep Educational Researcher Educational Resource Coordinator Educational Therapist Employee Training Instructor ESL Teacher Financial Aid Counselor/Director Grant Writer Guidance Counselor Historic Site Administrator Library Consultant Media Center Specialist Missionary Worker Peace Corps/VISTA Volunteer Personnel Director
Principal Registrar Religious Education Coordinator Resource Teacher School Superintendent Secondary School Teacher Social Services Volunteer Student Admissions Administrator Student Affair Administrator Curriculum Specialist Textbook Writer Training Specialist Tutor Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Vocational/Technical Teacher
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Some Employers of Secondary Education Majors:
Business and Industry Churches Community Centers/Non Profits Hospitals
Camps Colleges and Universities Educational Publishers Libraries
Public and Private Schools Youth Services Day Care Agencies State and Federal Government