Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education

The Teacher Education Program of Great Basin College's mission is to provide a distinctive early childhood, elementary, secondary, and special education program for rural Nevada.

The Teacher Education Program is designed to develop competence, values, skills, and knowledge to promote lifelong learning and is distinctive in the following ways:

We recognize and value diversity in the heritage and traditions of the region;

We collaborate with the six rural school districts and early childhood programs in the region to offer early and extensive clinical and field experiences throughout the programs;

We utilize the professional expertise and contributions of faculty and staff in all academic disciplines and

We utilize technology for distance education and delivering education courses in rural areas.

When you graduate from the Great Basin College Teacher Education Program, you will be prepared for certification by the Nevada State Board of Education.

You can earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education. The Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education prepares students to teach in grades seven through twelve. Endorsement options include mathematics, social science, biological science, English, business education, and career and technical education. Special Education and Teaching English as a Second Language are also endorsement options. The Teacher Education Program faculty will advise you in regards to the current endorsement needs in the region.

Great Basin College (GBC)," The Gold Standard in the Silver State", offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in academic, career, and technical education areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centres across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California.

Great Basin College enriches people's lives by providing student-centred, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. Educational, cultural, and related economic needs of the multicounty service area are met through university transfer programs, applied science and technology, business and industry partnerships, developmental education, community service, and student support services in conjunction with certificates and associate and select baccalaureate degrees.