Education Concentration

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The concentration in Education prepares students to enter the field of teaching. The concentration has two tracks: 1. the traditional student-teaching track leading to North Carolina Teaching Licensure in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Latin, French, or Spanish; and 2. the interdisciplinary track designed for students who are interested in education but not currently interested in pursuing teaching licensure—these students might be preparing for graduate school, for teaching at an independent school where licensure is not required, or for obtaining a lateral-entry position in a discipline for which Davidson does not offer licensure (e.g., Art, German, Music, Russian, Theatre).

Requirements:

Licensure Track

Students should meet with the Chair of the Education Department during their first year to plan their schedules and discuss application procedures.

Completion of:

1. Four courses before the final semester of the senior year:

with a grade of “C” or higher;

EDU 121 - History Of Educational Theory And Practice Credits: 1
EDU 242 - Educational Psychology And Teaching Exceptionalities Credits: 1
EDU 243 - Adolescent Development Credits: 1
PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: 1

2. In the final semester of the senior year

Complete the student-teaching block by taking the following courses concurrently:

EDU 400 - Organization For Teaching Credits: 1
EDU 410, 411 - Internship In Teaching Credits: 1
EDU 420 - Seminar In Secondary Education Credits: 1
and

3. Prior to student-teaching

achieve designated minimum scores on the Praxis 1 series,
earn a minimum overall GPA of 2.5,
provide recommendations from the Dean of Students, the departmental advisor, and one other faculty member regarding the student’s interest and suitability for teaching; and
be approved by the Teacher Education Committee.

Interdisciplinary Track

Completion of six courses with a grade of “C” to include:

1. Theory

EDU 121 - History Of Educational Theory And Practice Credits: 1

2. Three supporting courses from the clusters below

3. Field Placement

EDU 302 - Field Placement In Education Credits: 1
in the final semester;

4. A 300- or 400-level course

Other than an independent study in the major that would have particular value to the candidate’s teaching, with prior approval based on an essay demonstrating an intellectual link between the course and education; and

5. No more than two courses which are also part of the a student’s major.

Cluster 1 (Learning, Cognition, and Development)

One course selected from the list below.

EDU 241 - Child Development Credits: 1
EDU 242 - Educational Psychology And Teaching Exceptionalities Credits: 1
EDU 243 - Adolescent Development Credits: 1
PSY 241 - Child Development Credits: 1
PSY 243 - Adolescent Development Credits: 1
PSY 276 - Cognitive Psychology Credits: 1

Cluster 2 (School and Society)

Two courses from one sub-cluster, or one course from a sub-cluster and an additional course from Cluster 1. Two different departments must be represented.

a. African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native-American Cultures

ENG 282 - African American Literature Credits: 1
ENG 384 - Native American Literature Credits: 1
HIS 302 - African American History To 1877 Credits: 1
HIS 303 - African American History Since 1877 Credits: 1
HIS 350 - African American Intellectual History Credits: 1
PSY 250 - African American Psychology Credits: 1
SPA 244 - U.S. Latino Literature In English Credits: 1

b. Communication and Language

COM 101 - Introduction—Principles Of Oral Communication Credits: 1
ENG 310 - The English Language Credits: 1
ENG 343 - Chaucer Credits: 1
PHI 216 - Philosophy Of Language Credits: 1

c. Criticism and Fine Arts

THE 375 - American Theatre Studies

ART 124 - American Art Credits: 1
ENG 231 - Young Adult Literature Credits: 1
ENG 391 - Literary Criticism Credits: 1
MUS 122 - Music Of The United States Credits: 1

d. Diversity

PSY 352 - Adv. Seminar: Gender Identity

ANT 205 - Ethnic Relations Credits: 1
EDU 250 - Multicultural Education Credits: 1
ENG 284 - Ethnic American Literatures Credits: 1
POL 215 - The Politics Of Feminism Credits: 1
SOC 205 - Racial And Ethnic Relations Credits: 1
SOC 217 - Gender And Society Credits: 1

e. Social Studies

ANT 371 - Ethnographic Writing And Research Credits: 1
ECO 101 - Introductory Economics Credits: 1
EDU 221 - Contemporary Educational Theory And Practice Credits: 1
HIS 317 - The European Renaissance Credits: 1
REL 260 - Religion In America Credits: 1
SOC 260 - Social Statistics Credits: 1
SOC 371 - Methods In Social Research Credits: 1

Application Procedure

The concentration in Education is administered by the Teacher Education Committee. The faculty liaison is Dr. Richard Gay. A student must submit written application to the Teacher Education Committee by the last class day of the fall semester of the junior year. The proposal must specify the courses to be used to satisfy the concentration requirements. Certification of completion of all requirements for the concentration is made by the Registrar upon the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee.