Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

Dean: Professor Bullock

Chair, Department of Education and Wellness: Associate Professor Enfield

The Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education at Elon University prepares equity-minded leaders in the fields of education, physical activity, and wellness who enhance the learning and lives of children and adults. 

Majors & Minors

The School of Education has both licensure and non-licensure majors, as well as minors.

Elon offers programs leading to N.C. licensure in elementary education, middle grades education (concentration in language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies), special education (general curriculum), special subject areas for grades K-12 (physical education and health, Spanish education, and music education) and high school history, mathematics, English, biology, and comprehensive science. North Carolina has licensure reciprocity with many other states.

Outdoor Leadership & Education (OLE) is offered as a major that does not lead to teacher licensure. There are four focus areas available in the OLE major: Environmental Focus, Inter/Intra Personal Focus, Experiential Training and Consulting Focus, and Learning and Leadership Focus.

Our minors include: Adventure Based Learning, Early Childhood, Environmental Education, Teaching and Learning, Teaching English to Second Language Learners, Coaching, and Health and Wellness Coaching.