Oberlin College | Graduate Program in Teacher Education

Teacher education at oberlin

Do you envision yourself in a classroom, comfortable with a diverse group of students, secure in your teaching skills, and confident in your understanding of how children think and learn?

The Graduate Teacher Education Program at Oberlin College is for those who want to help solve the critical challenges facing education ... and to translate their undergraduate or career-based expertise into a rewarding teaching career that encourages achievement, supports diverse learning abilities, and prepares children for productive and fulfilled lives.

The Graduate Teacher Education Program combines one year of graduate study and school-based internship and leads to a Master of Education degree and eligibility for initial teaching licensure in Early Childhood (grades Pre-K-3) or Middle Childhood (grades 4-9).

Why Enroll in Oberlin’s Graduate Teacher Education Program?

We Offer our Program at a Renowned
Liberal Arts College.

Oberlin College is known for educational excellence, commitment to positive social and environmental change, and intellectual curiosity and daring. You will be challenged in your coursework and inspired in the classroom.

We Offer a Full-Year Internship
in the Oberlin Public Schools.

Thanks to the College’s unique partnership with the Oberlin Public Schools, you will be immersed in the daily life of the public schools through a school-based internship.

We Offer a Master's Degree and initial teaching licensure in a 12-Month Program.

Successful completion of this intensive one year program leads to a Master of Education degree and initial teaching licensure in Early Childhood Education (grades PreK-3) or Middle Childhood Education (grades 4-9).