Welcome to the Education Department

WELCOME to the Education Department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Our department is a vibrant community of educators and students committed to the liberal arts and our field-based teacher certification program. We provide our students with regional and international classroom experiences, in conjunction with issue oriented seminars, that enable them to make tangible connections between educational theory and practice. Education students strive to become reflective teachers as they construct their own perspectives, understandings and convictions about teaching and learning.

About the Education Program

Undergraduate teacher certification programs are available in childhood education (grades 1-6), special education (students with disabilities, grades 1-6), adolescence education (grades 7-12), and art education (P-12).

Our new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program builds on the successful undergraduate program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It is designed exclusively for Hobart and William Smith undergraduate liberal arts majors who are interested in extending their professional certification experience to a fifth year and incorporating a masters thesis or project.

Where We Are Located

The HWS Education Department is located in Merritt Hall on South Main Street next to Trinity Hall and Harris House.

For more Information, Please Contact:

The Education Department
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Merritt Hall 100
Geneva, NY 14456
phone (315) 781-3638
fax (315) 781-3843

For more information, contact

James MaKinster, Associate Professor of Education, ext. 3141, 100A Merritt

Administrative Assistant:
Karen Switzer
315-781-3638
Merritt Hall 102
(8:00 a.m.- 12 p.m.)

Fax: 315-781-3843

Teacher Certification
Program Coordinator:
Lois Judson
315-781-3061
Merritt Hall 201
(8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.)