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2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education Certification, Grades K-5

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Bachelor of Science Degree in Arts and Sciences: Child Development and Learning With Teacher Certification Elementary Grades K-5  

The B.S. degree in Arts and Sciences: Child Development and Learning with Elementary certification (K-5). prepares the student for a license to teach in Kindergarten through fifth grade. This means that the Tennessee Department of Education certifies that the individual is qualified to teach at those levels. Students completing all program requirements, including passing required PRAXIS exams are eligible to apply to the State of Tennessee for K-5 license. In addition, students must complete the edTPA (performance assessment) with a minimum score of 42  to graduate and qualify for the K-5 license.. Faculty, in the Department of Teaching and Learning serve as advisors for students seeking the degree and license in Elementary Education.

The department recognizes that the modern teacher should be educated with a firm foundation in their content area. The teacher must possess knowledge of a variety of subject matter, but also an understanding of the psychology and the cultures of the students he or she will teach. America is an increasingly diverse society and it is estimated that by the year 2050 more than half of the school-age children will be of non-European descent.

Program Requirements for Bachelor of Science
Certification in grades K-5

All candidates for certification in elementary education will complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, to receive the B.S. degree in Arts and Sciences: Child Development and Learning with Elementary certification (K-5). These hours include a general education core (42 hours), a major concentration of content and knowledge courses (26 hours), and a professional education core (37 hours). Admission requirements for the Teacher Education Program are on the website under the Office of Teacher Education. 

Accreditation: Certification in Elementary Education (K-5) is approved by the Tennessee Department of Education. In addition, the teacher education program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), CAEP.

 

 

Note:

Each teacher candidate, regardless of concentration, must complete EDCI 4720 - Enhanced Student Teaching in the Elementary School (9)  (9 hours). The student teaching experience includes an entire semester of teaching divided between primary and middle grades. Teacher candidates seeking to focus on early grades have field experiences in kindergarten in addition to elementary school and middle school.

The awarded diploma reads: “Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts.” The teaching license reads “Elementary Education (K-6).”

Suggested Four-Year Plan:

Concentration in Child Growth and Development Licensure for Grades K-6

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Total: 14 Hours

Spring Semester

Total: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Total: 16 Hours
Note:

DECLARE Arts and Sciences: Child Development and Learning as Major and meet with Elementary Education Academic Advisor.in the Department of Teaching and Learning.

Praxis I Exams-Reading, Writing and Math

Spring Semester

Total: 18 Hours
Note:

Apply for Admission Teacher Education/Pre-Residency Block 1

(Applications available in the Office of Teacher Education and Student Services, Clay 112)

Junior Year

Pre-Residency-Block I*

Fall Semester

Total: 15 Hours
Note:

Praxis II Exam-Elementary Multiple Subjects

*Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program

**Co-requisite: Block 1

Spring Semester

Pre-Residency-Block 2*

Total: 15 Hours
Note:

Apply for ADMISSION TO RESIDENCY

1-Block 3       

 

**Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education/Block I

**Co-requisite Courses: Block 2

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Residency I-Block 3*

Total: 15 Hours
Note:

(approximately 90-100+ hrs. in field placement)                                                 

Apply for ADMISSION TO RESIDENCY

2-Block 4      

Praxis II EXAM: Teaching Reading

**Pre-Requisite: Admission to Residency I/.                    

**Co-Requisite Courses: Residency I /Block 3

Spring Semester

Residency II-Block 4*

Total: 12 Hours
Note:

 *(No other courses may be taken during this semester.)

**Must be admitted to Teacher Education to take this course.

 

(continuation of Residency I Field Placement)                                                                                                                                         

**Pre-Requisite: Successful Completion of Residency 1-Block 3 and ALL Praxis Exams

**Co-Requisite Courses: Residency 2 /Block 4

(16 weeks/M-F in field) 

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