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Teacher Preparation Degrees

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Initial Teaching Licensure Programs for Undergraduates and Graduate Students

Successful completion of these programs leads to teacher licensure.  

Programs for Licensure are approved by the Tennessee Department of Education. Austin Peay State University have been approved to offer 25 initial teaching endorsements. The programs offered are subject to change based on revision of standards by the Eriksson College of Education or the Tennessee Department of Education. If a licensure area does not appear below, it is not an approved program offered at APSU. Master of Arts in Teaching programs are designed to provide pedagogy knowledge and licensure opportunities to students with a bachelor's degree in their content area.

 

You can earn licensure to teach Pre-K through Grade 3 by following:

Undergraduate


Graduate

Contact Dr. Charles Gonzalez for more information about earning licensure in these areas in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.

You can earn licensure to teach Grades K-5 by following: 

Undergraduate


Graduate

You can earn licensure to teach Grades 6-8 by following: 

Undergraduate


Graduate

Contact Dr. Charles Gonzalez for more information about earning licensure in these areas in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.

To become licensed to teach high school, you will major in the subject are in which you want to teach, and you will minor in Professional Education. We offer licensure programs in the following content areas: 

Undergraduate:


Graduate:

Contact Dr. Charles Gonzalez for more information about earning  licensure in these areas in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.

 Follow the links below to see programs in the following areas.

Undergraduate


Graduate

Contact Dr. Charles Gonzalez for more information about earning licensure in these areas in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.

This online TESOL certificate program at undergraduate level is designed for candidates who are interested in possessing a high level of knowledge of contemporary theories and pedagogies in TESOL curriculum and instruction, and/or pursuing a position of teaching English as a second/foreign language to adult or child learners in the United States or abroad. Upon successful completion of the 12 credit hour interdisciplinary coursework, candidates will be awarded a TESOL certificate. All the credit hours are eligible to be transferred to TESOL Minor program, which requires an additional two more courses.

For those interested in teaching English Language Learners in K-12 environments, the Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State University now offers an academic minor allowing undergraduates to enroll in dually-listed courses to add an ELL endorsement to their existing licensure.  

For information on adding an ELL endorsement, contact Dr. Charmaine Lowe at lowec@apsu.edu.

This certificate is designed for students who want to pursue becoming a licensed educator in a Career and Technical Education pathway. Students are able to complete all coursework required by the state while working as a job embedded educator with a partnering school district to help fill teacher shortages.

This program is offered completely online. Courses are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level for students

Career and Technical Education Licensing Certificate

Minors