Questions about liberal arts colleges...?

Question

I still have a few years until college, but I have some questions I'd like to clear up. I want to pursue a career teaching High school level english after college. I am looking for colleges that allow double majors for teaching and psychology, with minors possible. Must also have financial aid programs. If anyone knows of any colleges that fit these descriptions, I would be very grateful. Thank you! =D

Answer 1

There are literally hundreds of colleges that fit all these criteria. If you have any preferences for a particular area of the country, look up colleges that are there and request a catalog from each one. Also, if you have a particular teacher whom you feel is a really great teacher, ask them where they went to college and if they would recommend their school. It's good that you are thinking ahead this way, since the earlier you decide and apply, the more likely you are to be able to get the kind of financial aid you need!

Answer 2

To become a high school English teacher, you don't necessarily have to major in English. You major in Secondary Education: English. (When you major in Secondary Education, as opposed to, say, Elementary Education, you focus on one subject area.) Some schools do have an English major with an education option, but if you want to teach right after you graduate, you HAVE to get those education classes in. As for the first poster, it's true that many school systems require you to get a Master's degree, but you can get certified with just a four-year degree and get your Master's later. Post-grad certification programs are usually for people who didn't major in education. I know plenty of people who went directly from college to teaching.

Furthermore, some states have public liberal arts colleges, or at least small state schools. They're your best bet, affordability-wise, if you want a small-college atmosphere. After that, well, there are hundreds of schools that fit your description. IT would help to know where you are.

Also, psychology at the undergraduate level is considered a social science, not a science. It will not likely satisfy a laboratory science requirement as the below poster says.
Good luck.

Answer 3

First, if you want to teach high school level English you generally need to be an English major. So you should be looking at English Major and Teaching Minor and then take Pyschology for your science reqirements

Answer 4

You want to be a high school English teacher, but you want to double major in education and psychology with possible minors. For starters, if you want to be a high school English teacher, you want to double major in English and education. Usually, the general education requirements (what used to be called freshman requirements) take up the first two years of your studies and each major takes up one year. If you want to major (or even minor) in psychology, you'll end up taking more credits than the minimum necessary to graduate.

Answer 5

That describes most colleges. Most offer "Education" rather than teaching. You will need to continue after graduation for a year or two to get a teaching credential. There are probably state colleges near where you live that would meet your needs.

Answer 6

Frankly, this would be most colleges in the U.S. Most of them offer both programs, and most would allow you to do something in addition to education.