K-12 Teacher Preparation

• Design, develop and implement creative instructional lessons promote student engagement and achievement.
• Teach and coach side-by-side with professional educators in a variety of school settings.
• Experience the rewards of shaping the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of students.

K-12 Teacher Preparation courses offered at the WCC:

• Including Diverse Learners*
• Foundations of Education/Field Experience*
• Technology in the Classroom*
• Statistics*
• Exploring Business Careers

If interested in post-secondary education in K-12 Teacher Preparation, it is recommended you also take the following courses through Waterloo Schools as part of the Degree in 3 program:

• Composition I* OR Advanced Placement English Language Composition OR Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition
• Composition II* OR Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition
• Human Biology (offered at WCC)*
• Intro to Sociology*
• Advanced Placement Psychology
• Fundamentals of Oral Communication*

*designates college credit

Students can earn a four-year degree in just three years through a partnership with the University of Northern Iowa, Hawekeye, and Waterloo Schools. 

Degree in 3 Program Course Listing

• Child and Family Social Worker
• Principal and Assistant Principal
• School Counselor
• Classroom Aide/Paraeducator
• Coach/Sports Instructor
• Family Child Care Provider
• Assistant Preschool Teacher
• Youth Program Coordinator
• K-12 Teacher
• Pre-K Director/Teacher
• Librarian
• Juvenile Corrections
• Social Worker
• Substitute Teacher