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Elementary Education PreK-6 Initial Licensure |
The elementary education PreK-6
initial licensure concentration is designed
for individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in any discipline and wish
to become an elementary teacher in grades preK-6. Passing scores on Praxis
I, or an equivalent SAT score, are required for admission to the program and
passing scores on Praxis II are required prior to enrollment in the
Internship/Professional Semester.
An application for the Internship/Professional Semester must be completed and filed with the Office of
Professional Services
by 12 noon on the last day of classes one (1) year in advance of the
professional semester. (Application available at the following url:
http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/professional_services/professional_services_info.htm#StudentTeaching,
scroll to Graduate Professional Semester Application near the bottom.)
Students must join a professional education organization within the first nine (9) credit hours of the program and may choose from a variety of content-specific organizations (e.g., National Council of Teachers of Mathematics or the Virginia affiliate) or broad-based education organizations (e.g., National Education Association or the Virginia Education Association). Students must design, organize and host an elementary grades education event at a local school in collaboration with students in specialist degree programs (e.g., Literacy & Culture or Special Education) before concluding program coursework and completing Education 689 - Internship/Professional Semester in the Elementary School.
In order to complete the program and obtain the Virginia Postgraduate Professional Teaching License with an endorsement to teach grades PreK-6, the candidate 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. 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 the arts); 12 credits in mathematics (algebra/calculus, geometry, and probability & statistics); and 12 credits in natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science).
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S DEGREE:
EDUC
506 Contemporary Social Issues in American Education (3)
EDUC 508 Introduction to Elementary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (3)
EDUC 521 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 524 Emergent and Early Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 527 Strategies for Students who Struggle with Literacy (3)
EDUC 529 Teaching Comprehension Strategies (3)
EDUC 544 Social Sciences in the Elementary School (3)
EDUC 547 Instructional Media & Computer Technology in the Classroom (3)
MUSC 548 Integrated Arts in the Elementary School (3)
PHED 589 Elementary School Health and Physical Education (3)
SCED 562 Teaching Science in the Elementary School (3)
SPED 515 Survey of Exceptional Students (3)
MAED 623 Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8 (3)
EDUC 679 Inquiry into School Communities (3)
EDUC 689 Internship/Professional Semester in the Elementary School (6)
EDUC 699 Comprehensive Examination (0)
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 48
For more information contact the Program Coordinator, Dr. Deborah F. Carrington, Hull Building, Room 223, 434-395-2608, carringtondf@longwood.edu, mailing address Longwood, University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909
Site Last Updated: 07-24-2006