Early childhood
Ages 3-8 and Pre-K through grade 3
You may become licensed to teach in an early childhood setting by completing an darly childhood education major. Course work leading to this license emphasizes all aspects of the child's physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth with special attention given to promoting a positive self-concept. This license prepares you to teach typically developing young children as well as children with mild to moderate disabilities and provides particular focus on the teaching of reading to young children. Extensive field experience in a variety of early childhood educational settings in both public and private arenas is provided throughout your university experience.
Four-year plan of the early childhood major
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Middle childhood
Ages 8-14 and grades 4-9
A license for teaching in the middle grades can be achieved by completing a middle childhood education major. This major requires two areas of concentration: mathematics, social sciences, language arts, and/or science. Course work leading to this license emphasizes the unique needs of the middle grade learner, the teaching of reading and an interdisciplinary team-approach to teaching. It also allows university candidates to focus on the course work necessary for teaching the two academic concentration areas of their choice.
Four-year plan of the middle childhood major
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Adolescent to young adult
Ages 12-21 and grades 7-12
You may choose a licensure program in one of five academic areas. A teaching license is received by completing a major in a content area, licensure requirements for that area and professional education courses. The areas in which an adolescent/young adult license may be sought are:
Four-plan of the adolescent/young adult program
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Multi-age
Ages 3-21 and Pre-K through grade 12
You may choose a teaching licensure program in several areas, which permit you to teach across a broader age range in a specific content area. Multi-age licensure programs are offered in the areas of
Four-year plan of the multi-age program
Declare the multi-age program
Vocational
Ages 8+ and grades 4+
A license in this area is received by completing a major in the content area, licensure requirements for that area and professional education courses. A vocational licensure program is offered in the area of family and consumer sciences.
Four-year plan of the vocational program
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Intervention specialist
Ages 5-21 and grades K-12
A teaching license may be received in the area of special education by completing course requirements for the intervention specialist program. This program licenses candidates to teach children with mild/moderate special educational needs. This would include children with learning disabilities, developmental disabilities and emotional/behavioral disabilities as well as others with mild to moderate special needs. Experiences in this program allows the candidate to develop competencies needed in a variety of educational settings, with emphasis on inclusive practice.
Four-year plan of the intervention specialist major
Declare the intervention specialist major
Endorsements
An endorsement of a teacher license is valid for teaching the subject or learners named. Bluffton University offers:
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