Education
Greenville University has been preparing educators to teach God’s children in our culturally diverse world since 1929.
The education program is accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education, which participates in an interstate licensure agreement with 37 other states and the District of Columbia. In 2014, Greenville University received accreditation under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) standards. Now Greenville University is accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Institutional memberships include the American and Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Private Colleges, the American and Illinois Association for School, College and University Staffing, and the Association of Christian Schools International.
Students wanting to major in education and receive their teaching license in the state of Illinois must be admitted to Greenville University's teacher education program. In addition to admission to the program, students must also apply and be admitted to the professional internship (student teaching). Admission requirement to the School of Education and to the professional semester found in the Education Handbook available on my.Greenville.
Professional Internship Cancellation Policy
Applications for the Professional Internship (Student Teaching) must be received by the dates set by the Director of Clinical Practice. Typically, this is two semesters prior to student teaching. If a student rescinds their application necessitating the cancellation of a student teaching placement during the semester prior to their student teaching semester, the following fees will apply according to the date of withdraw.
Cancellation by:
February 1 or September 1--No Fee
March 31 or October 31--$250
After April 1 or November 1--$600
The cancellation fee may be waived for emergency situations that will be decided on a case-by-case basis by petition to the Director of Clinical Practice.