The traditional route to becoming a teacher in Ohio involves completing a bachelors degree then obtaining a teaching license from the Ohio Department of Education.
The early childhood teacher
You may become licensed to teach in preschool through grade 3 by completing an early childhood education major. This license prepares you to teach both typically developing young children as well as children with mild-moderate disabilities and provides particular focus on teaching reading to young children. You may add an endorsement for pre-kindergarten special needs.
four-year plan (pdf)
- Pre-K special needs endorsement may be added to either an early childhood education or intervention specialist license.
course requirements (pdf)
- TESOL endorsement prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages in classrooms in this country. The endorsement can be added to any teaching license.
course requirements (pdf)
- Early childhood generalist endorsement may be added to an early childhood education license.
course requirements (pdf)
The middle childhood teacher
A license for teaching in the middle grades (grades 4-9) can be achieved by completing a middle childhood education major. You will be required to select at least two areas of concentration: mathematics, social sciences, language arts and/or the natural sciences. You may earn a middle childhood generalist endorsement by completing all four area of concentration.
four-year plan (pdf)
- You may earn a middle childhood generalist endorsement by completing all four areas of concentration; mathematics, social sciences, language arts and natural sciences.
course requirements (pdf)
- TESOL endorsement prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages in classrooms in this country. The endorsement is added to any teaching license.
course requirements (pdf)
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