Education
Minor offered (educational studies minor).
Visit the education department’s webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/education.
The educational studies minor will be of interest to students who wish to study education, expanding and applying what they learn in their major field of study and other coursework by placing it in conversation with the worlds of educational research, policy and practice. The minor prepares students for a range of rewarding postgraduate opportunities. Recent educational studies graduates have attained jobs in educational policy or higher education administration and worked at educational nonprofits and museums. By minoring in educational studies students are in a position to: begin teaching at independent schools; attain teaching fellowships that lead to teacher certification; seek careers in education-related fields, such as educational policy, educational nonprofits, and corporate training; apply to leading graduate schools of education; and seek post-baccalaureate certification to become a public school teacher or school leader.
Minor Requirements
The educational studies minor consists of any five courses in education. Up to one course from another department that closely relates to education (e.g. Sociology of Education, Gender in Schools, TESOL, and others) or pre-approved study abroad courses in education may also be used towards the five courses. Students may be admitted for the minor in education at any time during the sophomore year or later, providing they have good academic standing at the University. A 2.0 grade point average is required in the minor for graduation.
Graduate Program
Since fall semester 2021, St. Lawrence has offered a Master of Arts in Leadership degree program only. Graduates of St. Lawrence interested in applying to the available master’s program should check requirements and deadlines in the graduate catalog.
Undergraduate students who have three or fewer units to complete before graduation may enroll in graduate courses with the permission of the instructor. However, graduate course titles can be taken for graduate credit only. If undergraduates who qualify to enroll wish to take a graduate offering for credit toward their undergraduate degree, a new 400-level course title and separate syllabus must be created by the instructor. Due to the extra work involved, creating a new course is only under the advisement and discretion of the course instructor.
Updated 7/1/25