Education: Teacher Licensure

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

By earning a teaching license in tandem with your degree, you not only become an expert in your chosen area of study, you also learn to teach others. The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) at Carson-Newman University is fully accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Each initial licensure area listed below was part of the most recent joint review conducted by CAEP and the Tennessee Department of Education.

Licensure area

Biology (6-12)
Business (6-12)
Chemistry (6-12)
Elementary (K-5)
Elementary Education & Special Education, Dual Licensure
Elementary Education & TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
English (6-12)
Family and Consumer Sciences (6-12)
General Music/Instrumental (K-12)
General Music/Vocal (K-12)
Government (6-12)
History (6-12)
Integrated Early Childhood (PreK-3)
Mathematics (6-12)
Middle Grades Education, Teacher Licensure 6-8 (emphasis in either English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies or Science)
Physical Education (K-12)
Physics (6-12)
Psychology (9-12)
Spanish (6-12)
Special Education: Comprehensive (K-12)
Special Education: Interventionist (K-8)
Special Education: Interventionist (6-12)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (K-12)
Theatre (K-12)
Visual Arts (K-12)

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DID YOU KNOW?

In most areas of teacher licensure, your major is housed in the content area of your specialization, and you earn your teacher license by weaving in professional education courses. Only special education, elementary education, and middle grades are majors that are housed in the Education Department.