Specific Areas of Licensure
TEACHER LICENSURE IN ART (K-12)
Total Hours (minimum) 64 Semester Hrs
Students wishing to earn teaching licensure in art must major in art, taking the following specific courses to meet the required competency areas.
Foundation Courses 22 Semester Hrs
Required courses:
AH 201, AH 202, ART 112, ART 120, ART 130, ART 150, and ART 410; ART 121 or ART 125.
Restricted Electives 15 Semester Hrs
ART 230 Computer Graphics I 3
ART 240 Painting I 3
ART 260 Photography I 3
ART 250 or 270 Sculpture I or Ceramics I 3
AH electives 6
NOTE: One restricted elective studio course will serve to initiate the course sequence in the studio concentration. These three hours will count in the studio concentration.
Studio Concentration 12 Semester Hours
Students will take a sequence of four courses in one studio discipline.
Art Methods Course 3 Semester Hours
Required course:
ART 312 Pedagogy of Art K-12 3
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the K-12 level.
TEACHER EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
Students desiring to teach English at the high school level should complete the English major with a Literary Studies emphasis, as outlined above. In places within the common requirements or the emphasis requirements where a selection of courses is available, licensure candidates must select the following courses to meet professional competencies:
COM 110, ENG 205, ENG 206, ENG 208, ENG 343, ENG 353. Licensure candidates substitute EDU 400/401 (grades 9-12 student teaching) for the senior project, ENG 495.
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the high school level.
Teacher Licensure in Physical Education Emphasis (K-12) 36 Semester Hrs
Students seeking teacher licensure in physical education must major in exercise science, taking the following specific courses to meet required competency areas.
Required courses:
EXSC 201 Individual and Team Sports Skills 2hrs
EXSC 215T Directed Observation Practicum 1hr
EXSC 240 Introduction to Theories & Techniques of Coaching 3hrs
EXSC 340 Teaching/Coaching Methods 3hrs
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the K-12 level. (27 semester hours)
TEACHER LICENSURE IN SCIENCE (GRADES 9-12)
Students wishing to earn teacher licensure in science must major in general science, taking all courses required for the General Science major except that they will substitute EDU 400, Content Methods and Student Teaching, for SCI 494/495.
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the high school level.
TEACHER LICENSURE IN SOCIAL STUDIES (9-12hrs)
Students wishing to earn teaching licensure in social studies must major in history, taking the following specific courses within the General Education Requirements and in the History major to meet the required competency areas:
Required courses:
ANTH 201 Principles of Anthropology 3hrs
ECON 201 Macroeconomics 3hrs
GEOL 101/101L Physical Geology 4hrs
HIS 102 History of Western Civilization Since 1648 3hrs
HIS 103 United States History I to 1865 3hrs
HIS 104 United States History II Since 1865 3hrs
HIS 110 Global History 3hrs
HIS 355 North Carolina History 3hrs
PLSC 210 American Government 3hrs
SOC 201 Principles of Sociology 3hrs
SOC 325 Population and Contemporary Social Issues 3hrs
Select one course: 3hrs
HIS 223 History of Southeastern Native Americans
HIS 353 United States Women’s History
HIS 225 U.S. African American History
Select one course: 3hrs
HIS 210 European Renaissance and Reformation History
HIS 215 The History of 18th and 19th Century Europe
HIS 250 History of Ancient Greece
HIS 251 History of Ancient Rome
HIS 301 History of Modern Science
HIS 311 The Social and Political History of Twentieth Century Europe
HIS 312 Twentieth Century European Cultural & Intellectual History
HIS 430 Special Topics in European History
Select one course: 3hrs
HIS 222 Industrialization of America, 1877-1920
HIS 224 United States Since 1945
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the high school level.
TEACHER LICENSURE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (K-6)
Students wishing to earn teacher licensure in elementary education must major in Integrated Studies, taking the following specific courses to meet required competency areas. Some of these requirements may be met as part of the General Education Requirements. Teacher licensure in elementary education represents a combination of emphases. The courses at the 300/400 level are part of the Education Professional Studies Requirements. This emphasis includes more required hours than other combined emphases in Integrated Studies. Exceptions must be approved by Director of Teacher Education.
English and Language Arts: 12 Semester Hrs
ENG 111 Rhetoric and Composition 3hrs
ENG 112 Critical Inquiry and Communication 3hrs
ENG 208 World Literature 3hrs
ENG 353 Writing Assessment 3hrs
Fine Arts: 9 Semester Hrs
AH 202 Art History II 3hrs
MUS 101 Music Appreciation 3hrs
THE 101 Introduction to Theater 3hrs
Health and Physical Education 2 Semester Hrs
Select any PE or HLT course, or EXSC 200
Mathematics 6 Semester Hrs
MAT 111 Topics in Mathematics 3hrs
MAT 200 Discrete Mathematics 3hrs
Natural Sciences 8 Semester Hrs
BIO 105/105L Concepts of Biology 4hrs
SCI 105/105L Physical Science 4hrs
Religion 3 Semester Hrs
REL 253 World Religions
Social Sciences 21 Semester Hrs
ECON 201 Macroeconomics 3hrs
HIS 103 United States History to 1865 3hrs
HIS 104 United States History from 1865 3hrs
HIS 110 Global History 3hrs
HIS 355 North Carolina History 3hrs
PLSC 210 American Government 3hrs
SOC 325 Population and Contemporary Social Issues 3hrs
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure for elementary education.
Competency in Information Technology for Teacher Licensure
Demonstrated by passing all components of the computer competency test or completion of computer modules.
TEACHER LICENSURE IN MATHEMATICS (GRADES 9-12)
Students wishing to earn teacher licensure in mathematics must major in mathematics, taking the following specific courses to meet required competency areas.
Required courses:
MAT 141 Probability and Statistics 3hrs
MAT 412 Complex Variables 3hrs
MAT 415 Special Topics in Mathematics (topic: Euclidian Geometry) 3hrs
Select one course: 3hrs
IT 212 Introduction to Computer Programming II
IT 360/360L Data Structures
IT 370 Computer Architecture
MAT course, 400-level
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the high school level.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION (K-12)
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Education prepares students for initial licensure in K-12 public school music. In North Carolina, licensure is for all areas of music – general, choral, and instrumental. Students wishing to earn teaching licensure in music must major in music, completing the 51 semester hours of credit outlined for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Degree and taking the following specific courses to meet required competency areas:
Required courses:
MUS 202 World Music and Culture 3hrs
MUS 210 Brass Methods 1hr
MUS 211 Woodwinds Methods 1hr
MUS 212 Percussion Methods 1hr
MUS 213 String Methods 1hr
MUS 214 Vocal Methods 1hr
MUS 306 Orchestration 3hrs
MUS 330 Conducting 3hrs
MUS 310 Materials and Methods for Teaching in the Elementary Schools Music 3hrs
MUS 311 Materials and Methods for Teaching in the Middle and Secondary Schools Music 3hrs
NOTE: MUS 202, MUS 306, and MUS 330 also fulfill the restricted electives requirement of 6 hours for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music.
Students must also complete the professional studies component of teacher licensure at the K-12 level. |