Transition to Teaching - Early Childhood Education (Ohio)
This program is open to candidates from all states and leads to P-3 Early Childhood Education licensure in Ohio only.
Admission Requirements
All applicants must have:
- Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university or college with a grade point average of
at least 2.75 on a 4.0 point scale from an institution of higher education.
- A criminal history background check that meets School of Educational Leadership guidelines.
- Minimum scores of "3" or higher on a required Candidate Disposition Assessment.
Student Teaching
- All candidates must complete nine weeks of full-time student teaching.
- All core course work prior to student teaching must be completed with a minimum grade of no less than "B-" in each core course to be eligible to student teach.
- All placements for student teaching will be made by the Office of Clinical Experiences. Candidates are not to contact any school or attempt to secure their own student teaching assignment at any time.
- Removal from a student teaching experience may result in the candidate being permanently withdrawn from the program. A grade of "No Credit" will be issued for the student teaching course
Completion Requirements
To be eligible to be recommended for licensure a candidate must:
- Complete all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.00 and no grade lower than a "B-."
- Complete admission, mid-program review, and program completion gateways.
- Pass all clinical experiences with a grade of "Credit."
- Provide passing scores for all required state licensure content and pedagogy examinations.
- Applicants seeking licensure in Spanish will successfully demonstrate competence in oral Spanish communication skills via the Oral Proficiency Interview through www.actfl.org.
TTT - Program of Study
Core Courses - Early Childhood Education (Ohio)
| EDUT-ORE | Orientation to Transition to Teaching | 0 |
| EDUT-512 | Observation, Assessment and RT1 in the Early Childhood Profession | 3 |
| EDUT-522 | Foundations in Phonics and Language Structure for Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUT-532 | Reading and Writing in Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUT-542 | Scientifically-Based Reading Research and the Sociocultural Context | 3 |
| EDUT-552 | Methods and Assessment in Literacy for Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUT-562 | Content Pedagogical Methods for Integrated Subject Areas | 3 |
| EDUT-572 | Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions in Early Childhood | 3 |
| EDUT-582 | Student Teaching: Early Childhood | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
