Career Category: 6th thru 8th Grade Teacher

The Education Unit draws upon a Biblically-based perspective to prepare pre-service teachers to embody Christ-like servanthood. We prepare teachers to cultivate relational peace, educational equity, and justice for all children and to impact the mind, body, and soul of each student through excellence in teaching. Our pre-service teachers exemplify professionalism and ethical behavior inside and outside of the classroom as they serve with excellence in education.

Students with a business education major may seek the Illinois Professional Educator License with a grades 6-12 endorsement.

K-12 specialist education majors must choose one of the following content areas majors:

• Art education
• Music education
• Physical education
• Spanish education

The middle grades education major leads to the Professional Educator License with middle grades endorsement (grades 5-8). The content areas available for middle grades are:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Science

And/or other minors:

• Diverse Learners
• English as a Second Language/ Bilingual Education
• Educational Technology

The special education major leads to the Professional Educator License with special education endorsement (Pre-K to Age 21). Students who choose to major in special education may also complete another major leading to a second endorsement (elementary, middle grades, a secondary program, or a K-12 specialist program).

When you choose to minor in special education from Trinity, you will learn the skills you need to encourage and grow students with special needs, and Trinity can get you ready to meet your passion.

The global community needs teachers who are prepared to educate and guide the diversity of learners found in many classrooms today. Trinity’s Diverse Learners minor prepares our students for teaching those with learning differences and those whose first language is not English.

This minor combines English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Education (BE) classes with special education courses. Students who complete the Diverse Learners minor receive an ESL or BE endorsement.  It represents another possible minor for those seeking elementary, secondary, or K-12 education licensure. The minor can also be paired as a second minor with a content area education minor (English, Science, Social Science) for the Middle Grades Education Major.

When you choose to minor in special education from Trinity, you will learn the skills you need to encourage and grow students with special needs, and Trinity can get you ready to meet your passion.

When you earn a bachelor of art degree in biology education from Trinity, you won’t just study science through the lens of faith—you’ll learn to teach others, too. With this course of study, you will also minor in education.

Since Trinity is located less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will study in one of the most dynamic science and healthcare hubs in the United States. Our students conduct research and study with the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies and with Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, among other places.

Students who major in biology education are eligible for an Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in secondary (grades 9-12) science: biology.

Music is a gift of God and one of the best ways to praise His name. By majoring in music education at Trinity, you will learn to listen to music with discrimination and sensitivity, carefully analyze music, display technical competence in performance, and interpret music expressively. With a bachelor of art degree from Trinity in music education, you will also earn a minor in K-12 education.

Since Trinity is located just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will be in the heart of a vibrant music scene that ranges from classical to blues, with everything in between.

Music education majors are eligible for the Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement to teach at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels (K-12).

By studying history education at Trinity, you will learn to see how God has shaped our world from the Creation to today. A historical view of people, places, and events gives meaning to current developments around the globe.

History education majors double major in middle grades social science education.  With this course of study, you will be eligible for an Illinois Professional Educator License in two endorsement areas: secondary (9-12) social science: history and middle grades (5-8) social science.