Programs
Undergraduate
The College of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Elementary Education Grades K-6 and two specializations:
Elementary Education Grades K-6
The Elementary Education Grades K-6 major is designed to prepare students to teach in grades kindergarten through sixth. Elementary Education students have experiences that combine learning theory with practical applications, which promote the integration of technology and ESOL performance standards and encompass a variety of field-based activities.
Pre-K/Primary (Age 3 - Grade 3)
The Pre-K/Primary (Age 3 - Grade 3) specialization combines theoretical components of both K–6 grades with age three through grade three, along with practical application appropriate to each developmental level. Students in this degree program have extensive field experiences in the community and in local private and public schools (Pre-K through grade six).
Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
The Exceptional Student Education specialization program combines theoretical components of K–6 grades with basic knowledge and skills needed to teach students with disabilities. This specialization would afford the student an opportunity to become certified in ESE for grades K-12 as well as Elementary Education and to gain knowledge and understanding of how to work with students with disabilities.
Undergraduate Evening Programs
Elementary Education Grades K-6
The Elementary Education Grades K-6 major is designed to prepare students to teach in grades kindergarten through sixth. Elementary Education students have experiences that combine learning theory with practical applications, which promote the integration of technology and ESOL performance standards and encompass a variety of field-based activities.
Graduate
The college offers a Master of Education with majors in Exceptional Student Education and Educational Leadership.
Educational Leadership
Lynn's educational leadership program is state approved. Upon completion of the master's degree, graduates will have eligibility for the Florida Professional Educators' Certificate. The master’s degree in educational leadership offers one track:
The educational leadership program develops aspiring educational leaders' abilities to solve problems and lead organizational improvement. Program areas include effective ways to support and assist colleagues, continuous improvement and transformation of organizations to ensure they are high-performing – built on the foundation of social justice, ethical and democratic leadership.
Exceptional Student Education
The master's degree in exceptional student education consists of several courses in ESE which provide students with the skills needed to work with a diverse group of children with disabilities in a K-12 setting. Specifically, an ESE classroom includes students who may have emotional, mental or learning disabilities. The courses focus primarily on theory, knowledge, and clinical experiences in the field, as well as practical application of that theory and knowledge. The intent is to produce graduates who, as teachers, are able to address the needs of this increasingly diverse student population and can provide leadership for innovative programs to coordinate professional activities to better serve these students.
Doctorate
The Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) equips candidates with the skills needed to connect research with practice, lead high-performing organizations, and contribute to students learning. The program is geared toward working professionals who want to be leaders in "metropolitan" education systems. The degree program was developed in partnership with the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.
The program focuses on four themes (leadership, accountability, equity and diversity, and learning and instruction) and offers a concentration that is tailored to the following professional field:
- Educational Leadership K-12
Course Descriptions
At Lynn University, students together with their academic advisors, have the opportunity to select the courses that will put them onto the right path both toward a post-secondary education and a successful career. The courses gathered here are based on the list of course requirements associated with majors offered by the College of Education.
