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Teacher Education Performance-Based Programs

Please note that these documents do not include degree requirements. If you are pursuing a baccalaureate degree, other courses, e.g., general education, are required. Please consult with your advisor/counselor for specific information.

For those who already hold a bachelor's degree and are interested in completing a teacher education program, see information regarding program areas below, Evaluation Request Form, and the Transition to Teaching Program.

Initial Licensure (Purdue majors) of Professional Educators 2007-08

	Early Childhood	Middle Childhood	Early Adolescence	Adolescence Young Adulthood
Content Areas: Instructional
Career/Technical Education
- Agriculture (DOC)			x	x
- Family and Consumer Sciences (Consumer and Family Sciences) (DOC)			x	x
Communication Disorders (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences)* ASHA accredited (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Computer Education (Educational Technology) (DOC)	x	x	x	x
English as a New Language program under development
Exceptional Needs (Special Education) (DOC)
Fine Arts (Visual Arts) (DOC)
- Visual Arts (Visual Arts/design emphasis) (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Generalist: Early Childhood (DOC)	x
Generalist: Early & Middle Childhood (Elementary Education) (DOC)	x	x
Gifted & Talented Education (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Health/Physical Education
- Health (DOC)			x	x
- Physical Education (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Language Arts (English Education) (DOC)			x	x
Mathematics (DOC)			x	x
Reading	x	x	x	x
Reading Specialist* program under development	x	x	x	x
Science (one or more areas)			x	x
- Chemistry (DOC)			x	x
- Earth/Space Sciences (DOC)			x	x
- Life Sciences (Biology Education) (DOC)			x	x
- Physics (DOC)			x	x
Social Studies (three or more areas)
- Economics (DOC)			x	x
- Government & Citizenship (DOC)			x	x
- Historical Perspectives (DOC)			x	x
- Psychology (DOC)			x	x
- Sociology (DOC)			x	x
Technology Education (DOC)			x	x
World Language
- French (DOC)				x
- German (DOC)				x
- Spanish (DOC)				x
Content Areas: Administrative
District Administrator*
- Superintendent (DOC)	x	x	x	x
- Director of Exceptional Needs (DOC)	x	x	x	x
- Director of Career/Technical (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Building Level Administrator* (DOC)	x	x	x	x
Content Areas: School Services
Counselor* CACREP accredited (DOC)	x	x	x	x

* Offered as graduate program only


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