Teacher Preparation Degrees

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

Undergraduate

• Education: Concentration K-5 Licensure
• K-5 Program Handbook

Graduate

• Teaching: Concentration Elementary Education (K-5)
• MAT Program Handbook

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

Undergraduate

• Middle Grades 6-8 Math
• Middle Grades 6-8 Science
• Middle School 6-8 Social Studies

• Middle Grades Handbook

Graduate

• Teaching: Concentration 6-8 Science
• MAT Program Handbook

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:

• 6-12 English Licensure Program
• 6-12 History Licensure Program (Geography, Political Science, and Economics)
• 6-12 Math Licensure Program
• 6-12 Secondary Biology Education
• 6-12 Secondary Chemistry Education
• 6-12 Secondary Earth Science Education
• Secondary Programs Handbook

Graduate:

• Teaching: Concentration  Secondary Education (7-12)

• Teaching: Concentration 6-12 Licensure Secondary Science

• MAT Program Handbook

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

• K-12 Art Licensure Program
• K-12 Health and Human Performance Licensure Program
• K-12 Music Education Licensure Program(General/Instrumental)
• K-12 Music Education Licensure Program(Choral/General)
• Secondary Handbook

Graduate

• MAT Program Handbook

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

• Special Education: Concentration K-8  Interventionist 
• Special Education: Concentration K-12 Comprehensive 
• Special Education: Concentration 6-12 Interventionist 
• Special Education Handbook

Graduate

• Teaching: Concentration Special Education K-8 Interventionist
• MAT Program Handbook
• Special Education Handbook

• Education Non-Licensure Concentration 

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.

• TESOL Undergraduate Certificate

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.  

• English Language Learners (ELL) Minor

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