Required Professional Studies Courses:

Teaching is challenging, rewarding, and important work. Our PK-12 schools need good teachers - knowledgeable, well-prepared, and determined teachers who respond appropriately to the needs of all students. Through a combination of rigorous and engaging coursework, individualized mentoring from the Teacher Education Program faculty, and extensive field experiences, you will graduate ready to assume the challenges of the professional educator who can make a positive difference in the lives of children.

The Education Program offers several pathways to teacher licensure: Elementary (B.A. and M.A.T.), Secondary (M.A.T.), and PreK-12 (M.A.T.). [To enter the M.A.T. program students first graduate with a major (or the equivalent) in the content area they plan to teach and with the necessary pre-student teaching Education coursework completed.]

Education students also are encouraged to achieve an add-on endorsement in Special Education-general curriculum. With this endorsement, teachers better support the many K-12 students with special needs.

• EDUC 103 - Introduction to Teaching and Learning CR: 3
• EDUC 133 - Diverse Learners: Culturally Responsive and Restorative Practices CR: 4
• EDUC 211 - Learners with Exceptionalities CR: 3
• EDUC 245 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment CR: 4
• EDUC 304 - Preparation for Virginia Licensure Tests CR: 2
• EDUC 325 - Literacy Development I CR: 4
• EDUC 327 - Literacy Development II CR: 4
• EDUC 331 - Content Area Methods CR: 4
• EDUC 421 - Concepts in Educational Research CR: 3
• EDUC 441 - Pedagogy and Practicum for the Elementary Classroom CR: 6
• EDUC 446 - Teaching Internship for the Elementary Classroom CR: 9

Required Content Area Courses:

• BIOL 111 - Introduction to Organisms CR: 4
• ENVR 205 - Environmental Field Methods CR: 2
• HIST 135 - America, Origins to 1865 CR: 3
• HIST 136 - The United States, 1865 to the Present CR: 3
• MATH 113 - Precalculus CR: 3
• MATH 120 - Math for Elementary and Middle School Teachers CR: 3
• POLS 159 - Introduction to American Government CR: 3

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Required Psychology Courses:

• PSYC 101 - Introductory Psychology CR: 3
• PSYC 201 - Developmental Psychology I: Infancy to Adolescence CR: 3

Choose 1 of the following:

• ENCW 101 - Introduction to The Literary Studio CR: 3
• ENCW 210 - The Magic Hour: The Hypnotic Spell of Classic Children’s and Young Adult Literature CR: 3

Senior Exercise:

• EDUC 452 - Elementary Teaching Seminar CR: 3

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Required Graduate Level Courses:

• EDUC 641 - Pedagogy and Practicum for the K-12 Classroom CR: 12
• EDUC 673 - Teacher Action Research CR: 3
• EDUC 677 - Teaching Internship CR: 12
• EDUC 678 - Teacher Researcher Seminar CR: 3