I want to major in english education could anyone help me find a college.?

Question

Or even give me an idea what to look for. I'm going to be a senior in high school and I really need to start getting plans for me and what I want to do when i graduate.

Answer 1

Many schools offer English Education Degrees. Figure out what age you want to teach or if you'd want to teach special ed. Then figure out what state you'd ideally like to teach in. If you get your teaching certificate in California, you probably won't be able to teach in NY unless you take more tests. So try to go to school in the state you want to teach. If you change your mind later, you just have to pay to take the tests again so it's not the end of the world, but it'll make life easier.

Answer 2

Well the real question is what do you want to do with your degree, it sounds like you want to teach English. Depending on where you are, that can vary between colleges. Most major Universities have an English department, and an Education department, the question is, how much do you want to spend, and where do you want to get your degree from.

Almost all colleges want their students to get what are called "gen eds" (general education classes) this are to make you a "well rounded student" most students look at this as just another way the university is trying to take their money... you can usually take these classes at a community college and have them transfer over, or an extension of the main branch (for instance the University of Michigan, Dearborn campus, is cheaper than U of M itself.) so you can save money by taking your gen eds somewhere else.

As for which University you should choose, if you want an education degree, you should know that California and Michigan have the highest standards for Teacher certification, meaning that if you hold a teaching licsence in one of those states, it is transferable (with little work) to another state. Of course, if you are not from either state you will have "out of state tution" which means you will pay more than a person who is from the state.

This doesn't mean that you need to go to a school from either California or Michigan, but it something to consider if Education is truly what you want.

Picking a school is a hard process, you need to consider the size of the campus, location, the various programs available. Whether you want a private school (like Notre Dame) or a public school. Then of course the cost of tution. These are things you will be able to talk with your consuler about if they don't bring it up, you should.

Answer 3

FYI - The word "English" is always capitalized no matter where it appears in a sentence.