Why Choose Butler?
Honors & Scholarships
The Designated Scholar in Education Program rewards incoming
Butler University freshmen each year who have demonstrated an
interest in teaching and leadership potential. Renewable
scholarships in the amount of at least $2,000 are available to ten
outstanding applicants yearly.
To be considered as a Designated Scholar candidate, you will
need to attain a combined SAT score of at least 1100 or a combined
ACT score of at least 26 and be accepted for enrollment at Butler
University. You can obtain an application through the College of
Education during the fall semester. Finalists are invited for a
campus interview early in the spring semester and the award winners
are announced later in the spring. This scholarship is renewable
annually based upon maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade point
average on a 4.0 scale.
Over 25 other awards and scholarships are selected and presented
by the faculty at the College's annual Honors Day ceremony. These
are based on academic performance and service to the profession
during the freshman through senior years. Faculty nominate and
select the award winners.
Some scholarship help also is available for selected graduate
students.
Field Experience
Perhaps the most important aspect of your program is the time
you actually spend in the classroom observing, teaching, and
learning from master teachers who mentor urban and suburban
experiences. The College of Education proudly offers an extensive
field experience and student teaching program that begins early in
your college career. This program is designed cooperatively by
university faculty and school personnel to ensure that education
students are experiencing and interacting in quality real-world
classroom situations.
Beginning with observations and continuing through beginning
teaching tasks, the sequence of experiences is designed to fully
prepare you for your full-time student teaching role near the end
of the curriculum.
An integrated laboratory approach (where on-site methodology and
practice are combined) and student teaching will be the capstones
of your preparation to become a teacher. This is the point in your
college career where you have the opportunity to demonstrate the
skills and knowledge you have gained through your studies at
Butler. Student teaching allows you to practice skills, methods,
strategies, and ideas that you have spent years developing. The
master teacher is there to help you perfect your techniques and to
share with you valuable advice that has been learned through years
of teaching.
The College of Education provides two student teaching
experiences, one in an urban and the other in a suburban school
setting, a program characteristic that is well received by
personnel directors.
Job Placement
The College of Education boasts 100 percent placement of
education graduates (licensed and seeking employment) over the past
eight consecutive years through its education placement service. As
a graduate or one who has completed 15 or more credit hours at
Butler University, you will be eligible for this service from the
Office of Student Personnel Services that assists you in securing
positions in education where you can put your years of study and
hard work to use.
Your professional growth is encouraged through the development
of a portfolio, a credentials file, real-world interviews, and
other experiences directly related to success in gaining
employment. Butler's location in a large metropolitan area offers a
variety of professional possibilities. The reputation of the
College of Education for quality preparation, makes graduates of
Butler highly desirable as educators.