Are you interested in becoming a special education teacher? Start your Fifth Year track while you are an undergraduate student at Longwood!
Enter as a freshman, and in five years, you will earn your liberal studies degree, teacher licensure, and a graduate degree in special education with an option for dual enrollment in elementary education.
Fifth Year
From day one, our unique program will have you teaching special education students with us virtually by your side. Videos of your teaching and student interactions are reviewed by professors who offer personalized feedback. This “microteaching” method offers intense support and individualized feedback like no other program.
Non-License
You'll take additional coursework that includes specialized courses in a minor of your choice.
Should you choose not to complete the fifth year of the program you will not be licensed to teach.