Curriculum and Instruction Specialist
Elementary Education

Dr. Luther Kirk, Program Coordinator
434.395.2325, lkirk@longwood.edu

The elementary curriculum and instruction specialist concentration is designed for individuals who already possess an initial teaching license and wish to update and enhance their instructional skills. Completion of this program may lead to the post-graduate professional license.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
 

EDUC 502 Research Design (3) (Required during the first nine hours)
EDUC 524 Emergent and Early Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 525  Intermediate Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 530 Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
EDUC 542 Curriculum Development in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 544 Social Sciences in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 547 Instructional Media and Computer Technology in the Classroom (3)
EDUC 571 Foundations of Instruction and Learning Theory (3)
EDUC 681 Foundations of Evaluation of Learning (3)
EDUC 682 Seminar in Visions of Leadership and Learning (3)
SCED 562 Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
MATH 623 Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8 (3)
EDUC 699  Comprehensive Exam (0)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 36


Elementary PreK-6 Education Initial Licensure

Dr. Luther Kirk, Program Coordinator
434.395.2325, lkirk@longwood.edu

The elementary PreK-6 education initial licensure concentration is designed for individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in any discipline and wish to become an elementary teacher.  In order to complete the program and obtain the Virginia Post-Graduate Professional Teaching License with an endorsement to teach PreK-6, the candidate must submit passing scores on Praxis I and II.  They must also submit fifty-seven (57) credits of general studies at the undergraduate or graduate level which can include credits earned in their baccalaureate degree.   In order to meet Virginia licensure requirements, these fifty-seven credits must consist of 12 credits in English (grammar & composition, oral communication, and literature); 15 credits in history and social sciences (US history, world history, economics, geography, and psychology); 6 credits in humanities (philosophy and art); 12 credits in mathematics (algebra/calculus, geometry, and probability & statistics); and 12 credits in natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science).

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
 

EDUC 502 Research Design (3) (Required during the first nine hours)
EDUC 506 Foundations of the Teaching Profession (3)
EDUC 521 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 524 Emergent and Early Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 525  Intermediate Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 544 Social Sciences in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 547 Instructional Media and Computer Technology in the Classroom (3)
EDUC 571 Foundations of Instruction and Learning Theory (3)
EDUC 575 Literacy Development and Cultural Awareness (3)
MATH 623 Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8 (3)
SCED 562 Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC  689 Internship in the Elementary School (6)
EDUC 699  Comprehensive Exam (0)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 39

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