Undergraduate - Lee University

202 HELEN DEVOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
HELEN DEVOS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
The Helen DeVos College of Education seeks to promote practices
and programs that facilitate teaching and learning. This occurs in the
classroom and outside of the classroom through modeling best practice,
encouraging experimentation and innovation, research, and facilitating
programs that positively affect the learner in his/her environment.
At the heart of the Helen DeVos College of Education is the Teacher
Education Program, which is the mechanism that governs all teacher
preparation and licensure programs. Thus, the College collaborates with
other departments on campus to provide a broad-based curriculum of
liberal arts, specialty area study, and professional education. Experiential
learning is highly valued as students construct understandings and
develop problem solving skills in the context of real-world situations.
The Helen DeVos College of Education includes the Department of
Health and Human Performance which offers majors in PHYSICAL
EDUCATION and HEALTH SCIENCE with an emphasis in
Fitness/Wellness and minors in Physical Education and
Fitness/Wellness. The Department of Teaching and Learning offers
majors in HUMAN DEVELOPMENT and SPECIAL EDUCATION. The
faculty of the Department of Teaching and Learning collaborate with the
faculty of the respective discipline specialties and staff the courses of the
professional studies sequences for each of the curricula.
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
The prevailing purpose of the Lee University Teacher Education
Program is to prepare dedicated and competent teachers. The objectives
are to provide (1) a broad general background in liberal education, (2) a
thorough preparation in a specific academic discipline, (3) professional
preparation including an understanding of the responsibilities and procedures
of effective teaching, and (4) a perception of teaching as an area of
Christian service.
Students desiring to teach in the elementary grades should select a
major in Human Development. Students desiring to teach on the secondary
level should select a major in the academic departments’ sections
of this catalog.
Official Acceptance into the
Teacher Education Program
All students who desire to prepare for teaching are required to apply
for and be accepted into the Teacher Education Program. This application
is to be filed during the first semester of the sophomore year, or when the
student is enrolled in EDU 199 or 225. Applications are completed as a
part of the course requirement in EDU 199, or application forms may be