Special Subjects Teacher Licensure

Programs leading to teacher licensure are offered in the special subject (K-12) fields of health and physical education, music, French, and Spanish. Students wishing to prepare themselves as special subject teachers must fulfill degree requirements in an appropriate academic discipline, be admitted to the Watson School of Education, and complete the following sequence of professional courses.

Professional Studies –Foreign Languages

To earn teacher licensure in foreign language education, 40 hours of education courses in addition to the specialty area are required.

Foreign languages students pursuing licensure in foreign language education (K-12) must complete the following requirements in addition to those of the specialty area.

Professional Core:

The following courses should be completed before admission to the Teacher Education Program, usually in the sophomore year:

Professional Studies:

Students seeking special subject licensure must complete the following courses: (See sections below for description of requirements for health and physical education and music education requirements.)

Professional Semester:

EDN 420 - Instructional Seminar - Foreign Languages – Foreign Languages
EDN 409 - Practicum

Note:

Admission to the Watson School of Education is required for enrollment in EDN/SED 300- and 400-level courses numbered higher than EDN 303 . A grade of “C” or better is required in all professional education courses. Students may repeat courses in which they earned a grade lower than “C” only with the permission of the dean of the Watson School of Education. A cumulative grade point average of 2.70 is required for eligibility for the practicum semester.

Professional Studies – Health and Physical Education

To earn teacher licensure in health and physical education, 28 hours of education courses and 18 hours in an academic concentration in addition to the specialty area are required.

Students pursuing teacher licensure in health and physical education must complete the following requirements in addition to those of the specialty area.

Professional Core:

Professional Studies:

Professional Semester:

EDN 409 - Practicum

Note:

Academic Concentration:

An academic concentration of 18 semester hours is required. A maximum of six semester hours of university studies may be included in the academic concentration. Specific course requirements for the various concentrations may be obtained from the academic advisors within the Watson School of Education. Academic concentrations may be selected from the following disciplines: anthropology, art, behavioral studies, biology, chemistry, community health, English, environmental studies, fine arts, French, geography, geology, health, history, literature studies, marine biology, mathematics, music, philosophy and religion, political science, psychology, science and humanities, social studies, sociology, Spanish, and theatre.

Professional Studies - Music Education

To earn teacher licensure in music education, 25 hours of education courses in addition to the specialty area are required.

Students pursuing teacher licensure in music education must complete the following requirements in addition to those of the specialty area.