The Tennessee Teaching Licensure Program
The Teacher Education Program offers opportunities for Sewanee students to earn Tennessee teaching licenses at the secondary level (grades 7 to 12) in English, mathematics, foreign languages (French, Spanish, Latin, and German), sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science) and social studies (history, history and economics, and history and government). We also offer programs leading to K to 12 Tennessee teaching licenses in the visual arts and theatre arts. Click on any area to see a complete list of requirements.
Tennessee belongs to an interstate consortium that includes thirty-six states which accept the teaching licenses of consortium members. While some of these states require additional coursework, each member state accepts comparable initial teaching licenses earned in other member states.
Students interested in teaching should meet with the chair of the program during the freshman or sophomore year in order to ensure completion of the requirements during the usual, four-year undergraduate period. Juniors may also be able to complete the Education Program while at Sewanee as well.
All students who successfully complete a licensure program will be awarded a minor in education as well. This designation will appear on the transcript along with the major.
Program Admission:
Students apply for admission to the program during the second semester of the sophomore or junior year. The Teacher Education Committee requires applicants to have:
· an overall grade point average of 2.50;
· satisfactory scores on the SAT or ACT;
· two favorable faculty recommendations;
· and an interview with a member of the teacher education committee.
On-going advising and assessment:
Prior to registering for courses each semester, licensure and concentration students must consult with the Education Program chair as well as with their major advisors.
Late in the fall semester of the senior year, students in the licensure program are evaluated by the Teacher Education Committee. The committee determines whether each student is eligible to student teach. During the student teaching semester, each student is closely supervised and mentored by local teachers and a college faculty member.
Requirements
1. General Education (Sewanee's core curriculum)
The following General Education Core of 36 semester
hours is required of every student seeking licensure:
__________ English 101 (or full humanities sequence)
__________ A foreign language at the 300 level or above.
__________ Two courses in the sciences ___________
one laboratory science ______________
one other science course (lab or non-lab)
______________
__________ One course in Mathematics Math _______
__________ History 100 or the full course seq. in Humanities
__________ One course in anthropology, economics, or political
science. ______________
__________ One course in either religion or philosophy or the full
Humanities course sequence.
_______________
__________ One course in art and art history, music, or theatre or full
Humanities course sequence.
_______________
2. Education Course Requirements
Introduction to Educational Psychology
__________ Education 161
Instructional Technology: Digital Literacy and Learning
__________ Education 201
Anthropology of Education:
__________ Education/Anthropology 204
Introduction to Special Education
__________ Education 255
Methods and Materials of Teaching
__________ Education 341
Student Teaching
__________ Education 342
Senior Seminar
__________ Education 401
PRAXIS Tests as required by TN DOE
at time of graduation
