This program is used to satisfy Tennessee licensure upon three years or more of satisfactory classroom teaching experience or the equivalent; an official transcript on file with the Office of Teacher Licensure; and an official endorsement plan of study completed with the advisor and filed with the Office of Teacher Licensure.

Required: Hours
EDUC 5010 Curriculum Development: Elementary
or
EDUC 5050 Curriculum Development: Secondary (2)

EDUC 5100 School/Community Leadership and Politics (3)
RDG 5820 Foundations of Reading and Literacy Development (3)
RDG 5830 Assessing Literacy Needs (3)
RDG 5840 Assisting Students with Literacy Needs (3)
RDG 5850 Seminar on Reading (3)
RDG 5860 Practicum in Literacy Development (3)

Select One Research Plan:
Plan I EDUC 5000 Research in Education (3)
Plan II EDUC 5000 and EDUC 5950 Research Paper (6)
Plan III EDUC 5000 and EDUC 5990 Thesis (9)

Electives-Select three to nine hours from:

PSY 5190 Psychological Assessment (3 )
or
EDUC 5200* Evaluation of Teaching and Learning (3)

EDUC 5870* Seminar in Children’s Literature (3)
PSY 5110* Lifespan Development (3)
PSY 5320* Learning and Behavior Disorders (3)
RDG 5040 Foundations and Content Areas (3)

*Required unless undergraduate equivalent has been taken in the last five years.