• •••Teacher Education
Undergraduate Programs
School of Education, Health, and Society
At Miami, our focus is preparing undergraduates for classroom positions. You can choose a major in teacher education and go straight into a teaching position without going to graduate school.
By your junior year, you will have had a field work placement. In your senior year, you will be placed in a student teaching position. By graduation, you will have been immersed in your future profession, and have received mentoring and feedback each step of the way.
When you complete Miami’s undergraduate program you are eligible for a two-year provisional teaching license. After passing the mandatory Praxis III test and taking some additional graduate-level coursework you will be eligible for a five-year teaching license. You can renew that license one time before you must obtain either a master’s degree or 30 additional credit hours.
The following chart provides a list of majors. For detailed programs of study for each major go here.*
* Please be advised that programs of study for licensure programs do change. Students who declared a teacher education major prior to the current catalog year should go to 404 McGuffey Hall for “pink sheets” outlining the program of study that applies to them. There are minor changes that may have occurred in some programs.
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| Early Childhood Education | Early Childhood Education | grades PK-3 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in pre-K through grade 3 (ages 3-8). The program includes courses in teaching reading, language arts, science, mathematics, and social studies as well as courses that help students learn to teach in classrooms with special needs students. All coursework focuses on educating the young child |
| Middle Childhood Education | Language Arts & Math | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Middle Childhood Education | Language Arts & Science | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Middle Childhood Education | Language Arts & Social Studies | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Middle Childhood Education | Math & Social Studies | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Middle Childhood Education | Math & Science | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Middle Childhood Education | Science & Social Studies | grades 4-9 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students for licensure to teach in two of four areas (language arts, science, mathematics, social studies) in grades 4-9 (ages 8-14). The six majors offered in the middle childhood education program include coursework specific to the two areas chosen and methods coursework. |
| Adolescent to Young Adult | Integrated English Language Arts | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students to teach writing, literature, grammar, usage, speech, media, and journalism by studying literature, linguistics, writing, and education methodology/pedagogy. |
| Adolescent to Young Adult | Integrated Mathematics | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students to teach all areas of mathematics by studying calculus, linear algebra, geometry, abstract algebra, computers and math software, statistics, and education methodology/pedagogy. |
| Adolescent to Young Adult | Integrated Social Studies | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | Prepares students to teach social studies by studying history, geography, economics, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, and education methodology/pedagogy. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Earth Science | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Earth Science/Chemistry | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Earth Science/Life Science | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Earth Science/Physics | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Life Science/Physics | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Physical Science | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Science Education: Adolescent to Young Adult | Life Science | grades 7-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The seven majors in science education prepare students to teach life sciences (biology), physics, chemistry and earth sciences in grades 7 through 12. Majors include physical science education (focuses on chemistry and physics); earth sciences education (focuses on geology, chemistry, physics); life science education (focuses on botany, zoology, microbiology. Dual licensure majors are also available in earth science/life science education, earth science/physics education, earth science/chemistry education and life science/physics education. |
| Foreign language | Chinese | grades PK-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The five majors in foreign language education prepare students to teach Chinese, French, German, Latin or Spanish. Upon completion of the program, students will earn an Ohio license to teach in grades pre-K through grade 12. |
| Foreign language | French | grades PK-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The five majors in foreign language education prepare students to teach Chinese, French, German, Latin or Spanish. Upon completion of the program, students will earn an Ohio license to teach in grades pre-K through grade 12. |
| Foreign language | German | grades PK-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The five majors in foreign language education prepare students to teach Chinese, French, German, Latin or Spanish. Upon completion of the program, students will earn an Ohio license to teach in grades pre-K through grade 12. |
| Foreign language | Latin | grades PK-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The five majors in foreign language education prepare students to teach Chinese, French, German, Latin or Spanish. Upon completion of the program, students will earn an Ohio license to teach in grades pre-K through grade 12. |
| Foreign language | Spanish | grades PK-12 | Bachelor of Science in Education | The five majors in foreign language education prepare students to teach Chinese, French, German, Latin or Spanish. Upon completion of the program, students will earn an Ohio license to teach in grades pre-K through grade 12. |