Empowering individuals to make the leap from the ordinary to competence, character, and compassion by becoming highly qualified teachers.
Non-traditional program designed to accommodate working adults who have an undergraduate degree in a field other than education and who desire a degree and/or licensure to teach.
Five semesters
30 hours course work
6 hours student teaching
Alternative licensure possibilities - two years of successful teaching with mentoring required
Test Requirements:
NTE Principles of Teaching and Learning K-6 (Test #522)
NTE Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (Test #011)
NTE Reading Across Curriculum: Elementary (Test #201)
NTE Elementary School: Content Knowledge (Test #014)
(Students will take tests while pursuing course work and must receive passing scores as established by the State Department of Education prior to student teaching.)