Areas of concentration

A license for teaching middle childhood (grades 4-9) requires completion of two areas of concentration, to be chosen from the following:
¨       Language arts
¨       Mathematics
¨       Science
¨       Social studies
This license also includes 12 credit hours of reading coursework and the candidate will be eligible to teach reading in grades 4-9

A middle childhood generalist endorsement (grades 4-6) may be added to a middle childhood license.  The endorsement permits the candidate to teach the added content areas (language arts, mathematics, science or social studies).

A license for teaching adolescent/young adult (grades 7-12) is available in the following subject fields:
¨       Integrated language arts (English major is required)
¨       Integrated mathematics (mathematics major is required)
¨       Integrated social studies (history major is required)
¨       Life science (biology major is required)
¨       Physical science (chemistry or physics major is required)

A license for teaching multi-age (Pre-K-12) is available in the following subject fields:
¨       Health (health major is required)
¨       Music (music major is required)
¨       Physical education (physical education major is required)
¨       Visual Arts (art major is required)