Liberal Studies Elementary and Middle Education (LSTB) Teaching Licensure

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The Liberal Studies major has been designed specifically for students seeking licensure to teach with an Elementary or Middle School Endorsement. Requirements for the BS degree in Liberal Studies are listed in the Catalog. With careful scheduling and attention to the requirements for admission to the teacher preparation program, a student can complete all degree and program requirements in four years. After completing the degree and program requirements, students receive a BS degree in Liberal Studies and are eligible for licensure in Elementary Education, or Elementary Education with Middle School Endorsements.

Students seeking teacher licensure and majoring in Liberal Studies will be assigned an academic advisor in Liberal Studies or Education. Such students declare Liberal Studies as their major by the end of the sophomore year and inform the Office of the Registrar that they will be majoring in Liberal Studies and seeking teacher licensure in Elementary Education or Elementary Education with Middle School Endorsements.

Dr. Gena Southall is the Director of the Liberal Studies program.

Liberal Studies Elementary and Middle Education (LSTB) (44 credits)

The 40-credit Liberal Studies Elementary program consists of the following education courses:

Practica: Three practica are required:

EDUC 261 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession: Practicum (Take sophomore year)
EDUC 361 - Practicum Integration (Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Prep, EDUC 261 or EDUC 270 ; Co-requisites: EDUC 310 , EDUC 380 )(Take semester prior to Partnership)
EDUC 461 - Practicum Application (Prerequisite: EDUC 361 ; Co-requisites: EDUC 423 , EDUC 433 ) (Take during the Partnership semester)

Note

(All of the above will be taken prior to enrolling in the Student Teaching semester. See Office of Professional Services section for requirements for admission to Teacher Preparation and Student Teaching.)

* Student must be admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program before they will be permitted to enroll in any subsequent 300-400 level EDUC courses.

Partnership Program

Elementary and Elementary and middle education teacher candidates participate each week in a semester of Partnership Program courses. The program consists of four days of on-site methodological preparation in reading/language arts, mathematics, science and social science; one-half of each of the four days is spent in the classrooms working with the children. Teacher candidates return each Friday to the campus for courses that focuses on classroom management. Special education teacher candidates follow a modified form of this program.

Student Teaching:

EDUC 400 - Middle and Elementary Directed Teaching
or
EDUC 401 - Elementary Directed Teaching
or
EDUC 406 - Directed Teaching for Students with Exceptional Needs
or
EDUC 406 - Directed Teaching for Students with Exceptional Needs

Liberal Studies Elementary and Middle School Education

Students wishing to teach at the middle school level, grades 6 - 8, have one option:

They may add middle grades (6-8) endorsement to the elementary education licensure (pre-K-6) by completing all Liberal Studies and Education requirements for elementary licensure and adding specified courses in one subject concentrations as well as one 4-credit middle school education courses EDUC 443 Middle School Literacy, Math, Science, and Social Studies Methods. These students should select EDUC 400 Elementary and Middle School Directed Teaching for student teaching. They complete one practica at the primary level and one at the middle school level.

Note: If they wish to teach a single subject, they may major in that subject and seek 6-12 endorsement. (See below.) They complete one practica at the middle level and one at the secondary level.