Introduction
The Education programs at Pikeville
College are part of the Division of
Education. The organizing theme which
undergirds and guides all the professional education programs at Pikeville
College is “Effective teachers
enable ALL students to learn.” To be
able to make reflective analytical decisions that will enable all students to
learn, teachers need multiple areas of knowledge, multiple areas of teacher
competence, and appropriate dispositions or attitudes that foster learning and
genuine human relationships.
Pikeville College
has a variety of teaching majors leading to either the Bachelor of Science
degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Students who seek to be recommended for a teaching certificate must,
after having met specific requirements, be accepted into the Teacher Education
Program in order to complete required courses and be accepted into the Student
Teaching program to complete a student teaching assignment.
The Teacher Education Programs at Pikeville
College are accredited by Kentucky’s
Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB),
which uses the standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE)
for evaluation purposes. Requirements
for each teaching area at Pikeville
College are in compliance with
the Education Professional Standards Board Certification guidelines and are
subject to change.
The Pikeville College Division of Education offers teacher
preparation programs in the following areas:
1. Elementary Education: A candidate who completes a program in
elementary education will be prepared to teach in primary through fifth grade
in Kentucky. Candidates are
required to complete courses in general knowledge, specialization knowledge,
and professional knowledge.
2. Middle Grades Education: A candidate who completes a program in middle
grades education will be prepare to teach in grades 5 through 9 in Kentucky. Candidates are required to complete courses
in general knowledge, specialization knowledge, in one or two teaching fields,
and professional knowledge.
3. Secondary Education: A candidate who completes a program in
secondary education will be prepared to teach in grades 8 through 12 in Kentucky. Candidates are required to complete courses
in general knowledge, specialization knowledge in one of the following areas:
(1) biology; (2) chemistry; (3) English; (4) mathematics; or (5) social
studies, and professional knowledge.
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Elementary
general knowledge
Middle Grades General Knowledge
Secondary
Education General Knowledge