{"id":4829,"date":"2026-03-31T11:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/?page_id=4829"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:41:28","slug":"prospective-education-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/prospective-education-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Education Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you for considering St. Olaf College and the Education Department!<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For incoming students we are proud to offer pathways towards the following licensure areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication Arts and Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Math<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vocal and Instrumental Music <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer a concentration, for students with any major, called Education Studies which offers the following certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Field Experiences include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Semester opportunities in our partner district, Northfield Public Schools, and surrounding districts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semester opportunities in local charter schools and a private religious school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J-Term opportunities in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Honolulu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Teaching Experiences include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urban or suburban schools in and around St. Paul and Minneapolis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rural schools in Southern Minnesota<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Schools including Woodstock School and Kodaikanal International School in India, and another in Cuernavaca, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspiring Educators&#8217; Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student-Led<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty-Supported<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speakers, events, and study sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please browse our menu above or contact us at education@stolaf.edu.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for considering St. Olaf College and the Education Department! For incoming students we are proud to offer pathways towards the following licensure areas: We also offer a concentration, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12319,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4829","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4829"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4853,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4829\/revisions\/4853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}