"The small student to faculty ratio was a real benefit in my preparation towards my teaching career. It enabled me to get to know my professors well and come to them for help with anything I needed."
Anthony Pavicic
Bishop Foley High School
Madison Heights, MI.
Elementary Education
There are many reasons for considering a career in teaching. Individuals often mention the desire to work with our nation’s most valuable resource—our children. After our own parents, few people make more of a difference in our intellectual growth and development than our teachers.
Teachers impact the future
Degrees
Our programs prepare teachers for the K-12 classroom with majors and minors from across the university curriculum. In this way our programs provide an excellent opportunity to gain competency in your major field through challenging and engaging courses stressing theory and application, and to gain preparation for employment, clinical practice or post baccalaureate education. The university graduate carries away more than a just a paper diploma and teaching certificate, you will carry a breadth and depth of learning that goes beyond a particular career choice.
You can Major in these areas:
Elementary Education
Language Arts
Integrated Science (Elem. Ed.)
Social Studies (Elem. Ed.)
Mathematics (Elem. Ed.)
French (Elem. Ed.)
You can Minor in these areas:
Language Arts
English Language & Literature
Integrated Science (Elem. Ed.)
Social Studies (Elem. Ed.)
Mathematics (Elem. Ed.)
French (Elem. Ed.)
Early Childhood Education
Ontario Residents
As many students already know, admission to Ontario Teacher Colleges is severely limited, prospective teachers may wait years to gain entry to OCT school. We have agreements with Ontario 2-yr colleges for teacher certification, allowing seamless 2+3 transfer agreements with our online courses.
"Not only is LSSU close and convenient to my home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, but the atmosphere is very welcoming. All of the staff and students seem to be really open, and the teacher-to-student ratio is very personal, unlike larger universities. " [ more ]
Our programs prepare teachers for the K-12 classroom with majors and minors from across the university curriculum. In this way our programs provide an excellent opportunity to gain competency in your major field through challenging and engaging courses stressing theory and application, and to gain preparation for employment, clinical practice or post baccalaureate education. The university graduate carries away more than a just a paper diploma and teaching certificate, you will carry a breadth and depth of learning that goes beyond a particular career choice. 
