The BA in Education and Human Development in teaching prepares you for a career as a classroom teacher working in diverse schools and communities. Our residency-style preparation program offers you multiple and deep experiences in the schools starting in freshman year that build toward a final, fulltime residency year in one of several partner districts. You’ll learn best practices from dedicated teachers, school administrators and award-winning faculty in residency programs perfected and proven over more than 25 years of ongoing work. Deep preparation and community connections help our graduates stand out. They are recognized as among the most prepared in the nation to support diverse languages, cultures and abilities in schools. Towards the end of your program, you may opt to apply to our BA to MA program which will allow you to apply nine credits of your BA program to an MA.