Licensure Only
Licensure Only Program Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in undergraduate major
- 2.75 GPA
Licensure Only Program Highlights
- 24 to 27 credit hours required
- Coursework and supervision completed in three semesters
- Available to those seeking job-embedded licensure
General Licensure Tracks
An undergraduate major in almost any subject will qualify you for one of the general licensure tracks, which will certify you to teach all core subjects within a certain grade level.
Tracks include:
- Early Childhood Education – PreK-3
- Elementary Education – K-5
- Special Education Interventionist – K-8/6-12
“The real change for me came at CBU. They pushed me, believed in me. They brought out what was deeply embedded in me.”
— Derrick Brown (MAT 2013), Superior Teacher Bolton Belline Award for Special Education (2014); Spark Awards Teacher of the Year (2016)
Subject-Specific Licensure Tracks
To qualify for a subject-specific licensure track, you must:
- Hold an undergraduate degree with a major in the subject area, OR have completed undergraduate courses equivalent to a major in the subject area (24 credit hours)
Tracks include:
- Middle Grades – English/Language Arts (6-8)
- Middle Grades – Social Studies (6-8)
- Middle Grades – Mathematics (6-8)
- Middle Grades – Science (6-8)
- Biology (6-12)
- Mathematics (6-12)
- Chemistry (6-12)
- English (6-12)
- History (6-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
- Physics (6-12)
Praxis Tests
The Praxis II Content Knowledge test is required during the second semester. (The only time Praxis II is required prior to admission is if you are a current teacher and need a temporary license.)
Accreditation
Christian Brothers University is approved by the State Department of Education of Tennessee as a Teacher Training Institution. CBU’s undergraduate and graduate education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
How to Apply
The Licensure Only program admits only those individuals who wish to earn an initial teaching license.
Candidates for initial teaching licensure face additional requirements because of licensure. Tennessee requires that all individuals seeking initial teaching licensure must provide evidence of a strong general education and mastery of a major in the arts or sciences earned at the undergraduate level.
Application Prerequisites
- A minimum GPA of 2.75
- Passing Praxis content knowledge tests within the first 12 hours of coursework. You must register for and take the tests within the first 8 weeks of your second semester (within first 4 weeks if summer is second semester) and CBU must receive passing test scores by the end of the 16 weeks of the your second semester (by the end of the 8 weeks if summer is second semester) in order for you to continue with any further coursework.
Licensure Requirements
- Successful completion of graduate coursework (3.0 GPA or higher)
- State and national standards for initial teaching licensure may require you to take additional courses to make up any undergraduate deficiency in either general education or a major area
- Field experiences
- Internal and external assessments, including the Praxis II tests and edTPA
Before You Apply
Apply Online
- Apply online using the MAT and licensure-only online application.
- Select the licensure-only option on the application.
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