The education minor at Occidental helps you understand how learning happens in schools and communities. On the Occidental campus in Los Angeles, you’ll examine education through policy, practice, and equity while engaging directly with urban schools and organizations.
Earn Your Education Minor at Occidental
The Occidental education undergraduate program is designed for students who want to understand education as a social, political, and community-based practice. You’ll study how schooling shapes opportunity and inequality while exploring pedagogy, education policy, and reform in urban contexts. While Oxy does not offer teacher certification, the program prepares you to be an effective educator in the broadest sense.
Coursework is paired with hands-on experience through community-based learning in Los Angeles. You’ll work with public schools and local organizations in Northeast LA, Pasadena, and Glendale, applying theory to real educational challenges. Graduates of the Occidental College Education Department pursue careers in teaching, school leadership, nonprofit advocacy, policy, and graduate study in education and related fields.
