PK-12 Multi-age Education

PK-12 Multi-age Education Fundamentals

PK-12 Multi-age teachers expand students’ educations by delving deeper into subjects taught in elementary, middle and secondary schools, and introducing them to more information about the world.

  • Core curriculum combines theory and practice to prepare you for licensure
  • The PK-12 Multi-Age Education program requires you to complete one of these teaching fields:
    • music
    • visual arts

Our Faculty

  • are innovative and interactive
  • win teaching awards
  • use multimedia technology to enhance classroom learning

Akron Advantage

Hands-on Research

The School of Education offers a variety of resources for its students, including:

  • Literacy Center
  • Center for Child Development
  • Center for Urban Education

Real World Experience

  • You will participate in at least 100 hours of field-based experiences in a variety of diverse settings prior to student teaching.
  • The culminating experience for teacher education is student teaching, under the supervision of College of Education faculty and a classroom teacher.

Education Student Organizations

  • Akron Council of Education Students
  • Student Council for Exceptional Children 

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For More Information:

School of Education Academic Programs

Contact: Kim Beyer

Career Opportunities

A degree in PK-12 Multi-age Education paves the way to teach in elementary, middle and secondary schools, and to specialize in a particular area of interest, such as music.

Career Services

Career Services helps students and alumni explore and reach career goals. They connect students to employers for internships, jobs, and careers.