Undergraduate Programs - BS and BA

Program planning sheets for each area are available for downloading through the Office of Student Services.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Elementary Education Program Update

The EDCI Elementary Education Program is structured so as to fulfill the Maryland State Department of Education’s requirement of a minimum of 100 fulltime internship days during their senior yearlong internship in Professional Development School settings. The senior yearlong internship begins at beginning of Fall semester and ends at the end of the spring semester, only. Students must take and pass Praxis II before their student teaching semester.

Secondary Education Program Update

Secondary Education teacher preparation programs in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI) require students to complete a double major (subject matter major and education) with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5.

In order to achieve admission to teacher preparation programs, students must earn a passing score on Praxis I, write a comprehensive professional statement, and obtain strong letters of recommendation to support their application. Upon admission, students devote much of their junior year in their programs completing their subject matter major and taking coursework in professional education. In their senior yearlong internship in Professional Development Schools (PDS) settings, students must complete a minimum of 100 fulltime internship days across field placements in the fall semester and student teaching in the spring semester. To ensure meeting the 100 fulltime internship day minimum requirement, students will begin their student teaching experience in the second week of January. Finally, students must pass Praxis II during the fall semester of their senior internship before being permitted to student teach in the spring semester.

When students complete all program requirements, the College of Education will recommend them for teaching licensure by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).