Undergraduate Pathway
Some students know before they arrive at Bowdoin that they have a calling to teach. Others become inspired after taking an education class here. (We encourage all students to sample at least one of Bowdoin's engaging and diverse education classes!)
Undergraduates who have completed the Bowdoin Teacher Scholars prerequisites can enroll in the program during the spring semester of their junior or senior year.
Every junior or senior who completes BTS receives a $2,500 stipend for the semester and may also be eligible for college-loan forgiveness. To participate, students must have completed the following education classes: 1101, 2203, 3301, and 3302.
Course Expectations for Undergraduates:
- Complete a full-time, fourteen-week, student-teaching practicum (students receive course credit for this practicum through ED 3303: Student Teaching Practicum).
- Enroll in ED 3304: Bowdoin Teacher Scholars Seminar.
- Enroll in an independent study focused on developing teaching portfolios.