Degrees

Design your education degree to fit you. Find your focus from preschool, to middle school ESL, to secondary English, math or science. Students in every age range and subject matter need an enthusiastic teacher to spark their interest in learning, literacy and lifelong success.
We equip you to live out your calling in the classroom.

In fact, LETU has prepared more classroom teachers for Texas schools than any other private university in the state of Texas in recent years, according to the State Board for Educator Certification/Texas Education Agency.

So, if you want to earn your teacher education degree and certification from one of the top Christian schools of education—check out our degrees:

Elementary Education

• Majors:
  • Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
• Certifications:
• • Early Childhood-6th Grade Certification
    • The EC-6 (generalist certificate) prepares you to teach in grades PK-4, PK-5, K, and 1st – 6th grade self-contained classrooms. You can use this degree to teach children in the early childhood settings and elementary grades.
      
      You can select your placement for four field experience practicums in various EC-6 settings, such as early childhood day care, preschool facilities and public and/or private primary school classrooms.
      
      Also, if you want to be certified, you must successfully pass the EC-6 generalist and the EC-6 Professional Practices and Responsibilities TExES exams.
      All EC-6 majors also specialize in their choice of special education or ESL. When you graduate from LeTourneau University, you will be dually certified in EC-6 and your choice of special education or ESL.
  • 4th-8th Grade Certification
    • The 4th – 8th grade certificate prepares you to teach specific content areas in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade classrooms.
      You can choose from two combinations: math/science and language arts/social studies, or the 4 – 8 Generalist certificate. 
      For your four field experience practicums, you will be placed in a variety of elementary, middle, and/or junior high school classrooms.
      Also, if you want to be certified, you must successfully pass the 4 – 8 Math/Science or Language Arts/Social Studies and 4 – 8 Professional Practices and Responsibilities TExES exams.
      You can also add the Supplemental Special Education and/or ESL certificate(s) to this option.
    • Concentrations for 4-8th Grade Certification
      • Language arts and social studies concentration
      • Mathematics and science concentration
      • 4th-8th Combination Certification
  • Supplemental Certifications
    • English as a Second Language (ESL) supplemental certification
    • Special education

Secondary Education

• Majors:
  • 6th through 12th grade
    • Applied Technology, B.S
    • Business Administration, B.S. with Computer Information Systems as a second field
  • 8th through 12th grade
    • The 8th – 12th grade certificate prepares you to teach specific content areas in eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade classrooms.
      You can choose from the following content areas: applied technology, business administration, math, science composite, life sciences, physical sciences, computer science, history, social studies composite and English/language arts/reading.
      For your four field experience practicums, you will be placed in a variety of junior and senior high school classrooms. Also, if you want to be certified, you must successfully pass the appropriate content area TExES exam and 8 – 12 Professional Practices and Responsibilities TExES exam
  • English/Language Arts, B.A.
    • Check out the Department of English.
  • History, B.A. with Spanish
    • Check out history at LETU.
  • Kinesiology, B.S. (all-level early childhood-12th grade)
    • See what kinesiology is all about.
  • Life Sciences, B.S.
    • Explore our biology program.
  • Mathematics Education, B.S.
    • Find out what math is like at LETU.
  • Physical Science, B.S.
    • Explore our chemistry and physics programs.
  • Science Composite, B.S.
    • Explore our biology, chemistry and physics program.
  • Social Studies, B.A.
    • Check out history at LETU.