Undergraduate Programs
Overview
Aquinas College offers three pathways to teaching through the undergraduate degree: Interdisciplinary Studies (K-5), English (6-12) and History (6-12).
Teacher candidates receive a robust liberal arts education in the core academic disciplines during their first semesters, gaining the knowledge and skills to build a strong foundation to build upon in the higher level content and professional coursework.
Courses
- B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies – Elementary Education (pdf)
- B.S. English – Secondary (pdf)
- B.S. History – Secondary (pdf)
Program Length
Our undergraduate programs are approximately 120 hours each, and a full time student completes the program, including student teaching, in four years. Transfer credit may be obtained and is evaluated on an individual basis.
Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
Visiting real classrooms is a requirement for each education course. After ample time visiting classrooms and watching master teachers at work, teacher candidates practice teaching lessons and units in real classrooms, learning how to refine their own competence in delivery.
Admission Requirements – Undergraduate Initial Licensure Programs
Students wishing to apply to an initial licensure program must fulfill all entrance requirements of the College. An official application for admission must be filed prior to a student being accepted.
Transcripts of transfer students may be evaluated by the Admissions Office or the Dean of the School of Education. Credits are accepted only from regionally accredited institutions. Coursework with a grade point average below a “C” will not be accepted from transfer students.
Licensure
Candidates for licensure in Tennessee are required to submit the edTPA portfolio while enrolled in the Clinical Practice. The tasks in edTPA address the candidate’s performance of professional education standards required by the Tennessee State Department of Education.
With completion of our coursework, content area Praxis tests and a passing edTPA score, the School of Education applies for the teacher candidate’s Tennessee license.
Tuition
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Contact
School of Education
Aquinas College
4210 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 297-7545 x422
moorel@aquinascollege.edu
