老道明大学

This interdisciplinary studies, teacher preparation degree program (IDS-TP) in the College of Arts and Letters draws courses from four colleges within the University to prepare teacher candidates interested in teaching early childhood, primary/elementary or special education to complete content and pedagogical competency requirements for teacher licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In cooperation with the Darden College of Education, early childhood and primary/elementary education teacher candidates earn full licensure to teach early childhood or elementary education with the completion of both the B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, early childhood concentration or primary/elementary concentration and the Master of Science in Education in the respective field. Special education teacher candidates earn full licensure to teach special education, general curriculum( K-12) or early childhood special education (birth - 5) and adapted curriculum (K-12) with the completion of the B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Students licensed to teach special education general curriculum will be highly qualified to teach elementary content or secondary English content.

Course work in the baccalaureate degree spans the disciplines of English literature, composition, and linguistics; history; fine and performing arts; mathematics and statistics; natural sciences including biology, chemistry, physics, and ocean or earth science; social sciences including economics, geography, and political science; human growth and development; and educational foundations, technology, assessment, theory, and methods. The broad curriculum, along with the admittance, continuance, and graduation requirements described below, prepares teacher candidates to meet state licensure standards for the Commonwealth of Virginia, including passing scores on the Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects Assessment, Reading for Virginia Educators Assessment, and Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment, and to meet graduate admission requirements to the Darden College of Education.

Teacher candidates can choose from the following undergraduate concentrations: Primary/Elementary Education (no licensure with B.S. degree, licensure at graduate level through Darden College of Education); Early Childhood Education (no licensure with B.S. degree, licensure at graduate level through the Darden College of Education); Special Education, General Curriculum, K-12, Highly Qualified to Teach Elementary Education (licensure with B.S. degree); Special Education, General Curriculum, K-12, Highly Qualified to Teach Secondary English and Elementary Education (licensure with B.S. degree); Special Education Early Childhood, birth to 5, and Adapted Curriculum, K-12 (licensure with B.S. degree); Each concentration is described below, and additional information is posted on the departmental website or available in hard copy from the department.