College of Education
The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's current undergraduate and/or graduate catalog. Disclaimer: Some programs are currently under review by the Ohio Department of Education and/or NCATE. For the most updated course lists, please see Patty Holcomb, administrative assistant or the area program director/department chair.Endorsement in bilingual multicultural-adolescent to young adult includes BLMC 200, 280, 300, 310, 320, 430, and 495.
Endorsement in bilingual multicultural-early childhood includes BLMC 200, 210, 280, 300, 310, 410, and 495.
Endorsement in bilingual multicultural-middle childhood includes BLMC 200, 280, 300, 310, 320, 410, and 495.
Endorsement in early childhood generalist grades 4-5 may be added at the graduate level.Endorsement in pre-kindergarten special needs (PKSN) is included in the early childhood program with the addition of SPED 338.
Endorsement in teaching English to speakers of other languages-adolescent to young adult includes BLMC 200, 280, 300, 310, 320, 430, and 480.
Endorsement in teaching English to speakers of other languages-early childhood includes BLMC 200, 210, 280, 300, 310, 410, and 430.
Endorsement in teaching English to speakers of other languages-middle childhood includes BLMC 200, 210, 280, 300, 310, 320, and 410.
Endorsement for the middle childhood generalist is closely aligned with the Ohio Content Standards for grades 4-6 and has been approved by the Ohio Department of Education. To qualify for the license students must complete six semester hours in each of the one/two contents requested and pass the PRAXIS #0014. Course options are as follows:
MC Generalist Endorsement in Language Arts: EDUC 415 and EDUC 311 or ENGL 341;MC Generalist Endorsement in Mathematics: MATH 315 and 316;MC Generalist Endorsement in Science: BIOL 102 and GEOL 205;MC Generalist Endorsement in Social Studies: GEOG 101 or 200 and HIST 390.
The K-12 reading endorsement includes EDUC 219, 325, 326, 415, 423, and 425. In addition, the K-12 reading endorsement requires students to have three-years teaching experience along with EDFI 650: Literacy Assessment, Curriculum Alignment, and Data Analysis and EDFI 655: Internship: Reading Endorsement, during which they must do 100 hours of field experience with licensed reading teachers across three grade bands K-12 (primary, intermediate, junior high/high school).