PBTL Middle Education 6-8
The Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure (PBTL) Program is designed to offer students who already hold an undergraduate degree an efficient and effective avenue to become a licensed teacher by continuing with undergraduate coursework. The program operates within the university’s current undergraduate programming structure and is designed to focus on inquiry — the processes by which students and teachers ask questions, study, and learn about the human experience. Depending upon the student’s undergraduate coursework, the PBTL program varies in length and content but generally includes courses on pedagogy, classroom field experience, and/or student teaching. The PBTL program utilizes undergraduate coursework to build on a baccalaureate foundation. This program does not lead to a certificate or graduate degree.
The PBTL program is ideal for career-switchers, individuals seeking to enter the teaching profession later in their careers, and individuals who desire to make the most of their undergraduate coursework without earning a master's degree.
Requirements
Required entering GPA of 2.5. The program requires a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for Instructional Strategies and Student Teaching. Students must devote their final semester to a 14-week, full-time, student teaching placement.
Please see the Teacher Education Program - Initial Levels of Progression for eligibility and additional requirements for Instructional Strategies and Student Teaching.
Professional Studies courses required:
Middle Education 6-8: History & Social Science
VDOE General Education requirements. Students must have 21 credit hours in the courses listed from the following disciplines: History, Political Science, Economics and Geography.
- United States History I or II (3)
- Western or World History (3)
- Economics (3)
- American Government (3)
- Virginia State and Local Government (3)
- Geography (3)
- African-American History (3)
- English 102 (3)
Middle Education 6-8: Language Arts
VDOE General Education requirements. Students must have 21 credit hours of English prefix courses as listed. Some Theatre and Communication courses may substitute. ED courses do not count toward the 21 hours.
- English 102 (3)
- Child/Young Adult (3)
- American Literature (3)
- Advanced Composition (3)
- English Language Linguistics (3)
- Media Literacy (3)
- Interpersonal Communication/Speech (3)
- English Elective (3)
- Virginia State and Local Government (3)
Middle Education 6-8: Mathematics
VDOE General Education requirements. Students must have 24 credit hours of Math prefix courses as listed.
- Algebra (3)
- Geometry (3)
- Probability and Statistics (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- Math Elective (3)
- English 102 (3)
- Virginia State and Local Government (3)
Middle Education 6-8: Science
VDOE General Education requirements. Students must have 24 credit hours of natural science prefix courses.
- Biology with lab (4)
- Chemistry with lab (4)
- Physics with lab (4)
- Earth Science with lab (4)
- Science Elective (3-4)
- Science Elective (3-4)
- Science Elective (3-4)
- English 102 (3)
- Virginia State and Local Government (3)
Additional Licensure Requirements
- Students must meet the requirements of the Teacher Education Program - Initial Licensure Levels of Progression
- To be processed for licensure, students must earn a B- or better in Student Teaching
- No areas of concern on the Professional Qualities and Dispositional Traits evaluation
- Participation in required student and program evaluations
- Passing scores on applicable Praxis II Content Area as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Successful completion of certification or training in emergency first aid, hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED)
- Successful completion of the following modules: Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting, Cultural Competency (or take ED 646), Dyslexia Awareness, Regulations Governing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia, Special Education Meaningful IEP Training and Building a More Inclusive School Community, Virginia State & Local Civic Education (Middle History & Social Science only), and the Professional Ethics Module