97% Success Rate
Percentage of graduating seniors in 2019 who have jobs in their chosen fields or are continuing their educations within 6 months of graduation. (79% knowledge rate)
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As of Fall 2019, the School of Education enrolled 322 students across all programs and courses, including the dual-degree MAT program.
The School of Education is a diverse and inclusive community that welcomes students of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds.
Our Bridge mentoring program supports graduates in their first two years of teaching by pairing them with a school principal who can offer guidance as needed.
Students implement what they’ve learned through internships and student teaching experiences at local schools in urban and rural settings.
Dual-degree MAT students complete 80 hours of work in public school settings in their junior and senior years.
Graduate MAT students gain practical experience interning in their first two semesters and eventually take on full responsibility for all aspects of the classroom during their student teaching.
Sixth-Year Diploma in Educational Leadership students complete a minimum of 216 hours of practical leadership experience.
The Quinnipiac Future Teachers Organization (QFTO) is a student-run club that organizes events in public schools throughout Connecticut, including after-school tutoring, school beautification and programs that blend academics, nutrition and fitness.
QFTO provides an opportunity for dual-degree MAT students to immerse themselves in school-based activities as early as their first year.
Dual-degree MAT students may travel or study abroad in their sophomore or junior years. Students who go overseas in their junior year take coursework online and have the opportunity to complete fieldwork in a foreign country. Faculty-led credit courses that include study abroad also are available.
U.S. News & World Report ranks the online MS in Teacher Leadership, MS in Instructional Design and MS in Special Education programs among the top online graduate education programs in the country.
2021 rankings include:
Evidence of our outcomes are found in 8 measures on our Annual Measures page:
Percentage of students who passed the state licensure exams by August 31 of their graduating year (based on 2018 graduating class).
All programs in the School of Education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the Connecticut State Department of Education.
School of Education graduates earn exceptionally high scores on licensure examinations required for certification both within and outside the state of Connecticut, including the Praxis II tests for special educators and elementary and secondary teacher candidates; the Foundations of Reading Test; Spanish ACTFL Test; and the Connecticut Administrator Test (CAT), taken by the candidates in the Sixth-Year Diploma in Educational Leadership program.
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