Licensure
for Secondary and Middle school subjects, (5-8, 8-12), the Visual
Arts (Pre K-8, 5-12) and Music (all levels) Program requirements
1-6 Elementary Education Requirements
Phase I: The following courses must be completed prior
to the practicum regardless of the major.
PSY230
Developmental Psychology
4 cr
PSY233
Educational Psychology
(includes field experience)
4 cr
ED205
or
ED220
Whiteness, Racism, and Inequality in Schools and Society (includes field experience)
or
Foundations of Multicultural Education (includes field experience)
4 cr
4 cr
ED300
The Process of Teaching & Learning: Developing Literacy in Early
Childhood and Elementary Schools
(includes field experience)
4 cr
(fall senior year)
Ed325
The Process of Teaching/Learning: Integration of Math/Science Curriculum
and Instruction
4 cr
(fall senior year)
ED320j
or
EdSt301
Observing & Assisting in Inclusive Classrooms (with a focus on special education; includes field experience)
or
Education in South Africa
(includes field experience)
2 cr
(junior or
senior year)
A total of 36 credits in arts and sciences must be taken.* These credits must encompass some study in all topics listed below and include one mandatory 4 credit science/tech course with lab and one mandatory 4 credit course in mathematics. NOTE: Some courses you take may count for more than one topic, see Professor Reilly Carlisle for more information.
•American Literature and Composition
•World Literature, including British Literature
•US History and US Government form Colonial time to present
•World History, including European History form ancient times to present
•Geography
•Economics
•Science/Tech
•Mathematics
*This coursework could be part of the requirements for a major or included
in distribution requirements.
All coursework in the subject/level you want to teach must also be completed
before the practicum. A Field of Knowledge Self Assessment Form will be
started during your initial meeting with Ms. Sarah Frenette, Five-College Teacher
Licensure Coordinator so that you can plan your coursework accordingly..
NOTE: Each field experience requires
a minimum of 3-4 hours per week. Please fill out a TB Test Form before
you attend your first pre-practicum. Forms are available in the main
office, Room 303.
Students pursuing a Psychology and Education Major (Option I) must also take a 100 level psychology course,
Psych 201 (Statistics), Psych 200 (Research Methods), Psych 300-level
lab, and courses in at least three of the five areas of the psychology curriculum; at least one course must be from areas D or E. The five areas of the psychology curriculum are: A) social psychology; B) personality and abnormal psychology; C) developmental and educational psychology; D) perception, cognition, and language; and E) biological bases of behavior.
Phase II: Practicum Application. – Application
materials are due February 15th of your junior year. If you will be abroad,
please plan ahead for this.
Phase III: The following course is taken during the
spring semester of your senior year.
ED323
Student Teaching in Early Childhood
& Elementary Settings
