Program Overview

School of Education

The School of Education offers a range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as teacher licensure and certificate programs.

Academic Programs

• Undergraduate:
  • Educational Studies, BA
  • Elementary Education, BA
  • Middle Grades Education, BA
  • Secondary Education Minor
  • Secondary English Education, BA
  • Secondary History Education, BA
  • Secondary Mathematics Education, BA
• Graduate:
  • Education, MA
  • Educational Leadership, MA
• Teacher Licensure:
  • Getting Started in the Teacher Education Program
  • Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Education Teacher Licensure
  • Post-Baccalaureate Middle Grades Teacher Licensure
  • Post-Baccalaureate Secondary Education Teacher Licensure
• Certificates:
  • Chief School Business Official, Certificate of Advanced Study
  • Educational Technology Graduate Certificate
  • English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education
  • Higher Education Online Pedagogy Graduate Certificate
  • Leadership and Learning, Graduate Certificate
  • Legal Aspects of Education, Graduate Certificate
  • Superintendent Endorsement, Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study
• Endorsements:
  • Chief School Business Official (CSBO) Endorsement
  • Computer Applications Endorsement
  • Computer Science Endorsement
    • Additional Requirements
  • Endorsement Application & Requirements
  • Learning Behavior Specialist I Teacher Endorsement
  • Principal Administrative Endorsement
  • Superintendent Endorsement
  • Interview & Portfolio Process

Student Teaching and Field Placement

All teacher candidates must complete field hours, which are completed at a local school district during school hours. Some key points to note:

• Field hours are a requirement for licensure.
• A portion of field hours must be completed in a diverse setting.
• Teacher candidates employed at a school district may be approved to complete these hours while working.
• Field hours include more than observation hours and may involve leading small group work, assisting with lesson planning, and attending teacher meetings.
• Teacher candidates will need to have some flexibility in their schedule to complete field hours, which generally occur during school hours.

Course Embedded Field Experience

Field hours are completed as part of specific methods classes, including:

• For Elementary Candidates (20 field hours/course):
  • TEP 422 Early Childhood and Elementary Literacy and Writing Methods
  • TEP 423 Methods of Elementary Reading and Language Arts
  • TEP 424 Methods of Elementary Math
  • TEP 425 Methods of Elementary Social Studies and Humanities
  • TEP 426 Methods of Elementary Science
• For Middle/Secondary Candidates (40 field hours/course):
  • TEP 419 Content Area Literacy Methods
  • One of the following:
    • TEP 435 English Methods for Middle/Secondary Grades
    • TEP 436 Mathematics Methods for Middle/Secondary Grades
    • TEP 437 Science Methods for Middle/Secondary Grades
    • TEP 438 Social Studies Methods for Middle/Secondary Grades

Student Teaching

• Student teaching is a full-time commitment lasting approximately 14 weeks.
• Students preparing for student teaching should review the Preparing to Student Teach resources.
• The Student Teaching Application is active from December 2nd to February 15th, and all students who will be student teaching the following academic year must complete the application during this timeframe.

Alternative Student Teaching

Alternative routes are available for candidates who are already contributing to educational environments, such as substitute teachers or paraprofessionals. These pathways include:

• Income-Earning Student Teaching Pathway
• Prior-Learning Condensed Student Teaching Pathway
• Collegiate Athlete Flexible Student Teaching Pathway

Clinical Host Site Resources

Resources are available for clinical host sites, including the ability to request a field trip to the university for their classroom and to share information about job opportunities at their school.