Requirements in professional studies: Required courses are Education 114, 115 (two enrollments), 305, 320, 370, 440, 441 (Student Teaching), 445, 449, and 450. (Note: Education 440, 441, and 450 are taken in the professional semester.) Education 401 is suggested for middle school endorsement. Additional coursework must include Education 320 and History 111 and 112. A lab science (four semester hours) other than psychology is required. A course chosen from Physical Education 231, 232, and 251 is recommended. Student Teaching is the senior project for teacher preparation, but individual departments may have additional senior project requirements. Add-on endorsements: A student who has completed a major in one subject area often can use a minor or its equivalent in another field to add a second teaching field. Examples are theatre with any major; speech, mass communications, or a foreign language with English; and earth science with another science or geography. An add-on endorsement in English as a Second Language is available to students in all teacher preparation programs. For more information about add-on endorsements, consult faculty advisors in the Neff Center for Teacher Education.
Persons who already have a bachelor’s degree may also participate in the Professional Studies Master of Education degree program. Students should consult the Director of the Teacher Preparation Program or Program Director. Enrolled Emory & Henry College undergraduate students in a teacher preparation field: Enrolled E&H undergraduate students should apply to enroll in the Five-Year Teacher Education Program after completing 27 semester hours and before completing 57 semester hours. Students accepted into the Five-Year Program will complete Education 501 or 501B in lieu of 401, 505 in lieu of 305, 570 in lieu of 370, 545 in lieu of 445, and either 549 (E-Elementary) or 549 (S-Secondary) in lieu of the appropriate 400 level reading instruction course. In addition, all other undergraduate program requirements must be completed. The Professional Semester will consist of 520, 540, or 560; 530 or 550; and 521, 541, or 561, based on the appropriate level of instructional assignment. See the Graduate Studies section of this catalog for graduate-level course descriptions. Enrolled Emory & Henry College undergraduate students in a field of study other than teacher preparation: Enrolled E&H undergraduate students who are not completing a teaching degree program at the undergraduate level may apply to the Professional Studies Master of Education degree program after they have completed at least 72 semester hours of undergraduate credit. Qualified students can complete graduate credit while completing their B.A. or B.S. degree. Initially, students will be conditionally admitted to the Professional Studies Master 59
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Professional Studies Master of Education Five-Year Program-Combined Bachelor’s Degree and M.Ed. Students may select a five-year program leading to the appropriate bachelor’s degree and a Professional Studies Master of Education degree. This option provides more subject area content for teacher preparation students at the undergraduate level and significant professional preparation in the fifth year. Students may also select a special education option that meets the endorsement requirements for special education - general curriculum K-12. Students must complete at least 150 semester hours, 30 of which must be at the graduate level, to receive the Master’s degree. See the Graduate Studies section of this catalog for admission and program requirements.