The Child Growth and Learning major is designed for candidates interested in elementary education.

Program Head: Dr. Kim Finch

Email: kfinch@cumberland.edu

Office: 101 Bone Hall

Licensure: Candidates who complete this program of study will be eligible for an Elementary Education, K-6 Tennessee teacher's license. If candidates are interested in an Early Childhood Education PreK-3 or Early Development PreK-K license, they may complete additional courses, or substitute specific courses in the Child Growth & Learning major to meet state requirements for these these types of licensure.

Cumberland University is proud to offer a Secondary Education dual major starting fall, 2010. This dual-degree option is offered collaboratively by the faculty of the Schools of Liberal Arts & Sciences (SLAS) and Education & Public Service to ensure that Cumberland graduates interested in teaching in Tennessee’s high schools are highly qualified to teach in their subject area.

The Secondary Education dual major option is 36 semester-hours, including student teaching, and can only be taken as a dual major. These dual major options can be completed in 120-130 semester hours (completing the standard SLAS majors requires 120 hours). Students interested in teaching biology or business will complete the  special Master Teacher option. A dual major limits the number of general electives a student may take -- and limits some choices of GEC classes, so it is important that students interested in this option see an advisor early in their program of studies.

Program Head: Dr. Marjorie Anderson

Email: manderson@cumberland.edu

Office: 200 Bone Hall

Licensure: Through this option candidates seeking an initial Tennessee teacher’s license for the middle or high school levels can complete a dual major in certain academic fields and Secondary Education in four years. Cumberland University students may complete a dual major in English, History, Mathematics or Psychology and Secondary Education for licensure to teach these subjects in grades 7-12.

Candidates entering Fall 2010 (first-time freshman or transfers) will enroll in this program if they seek a 7-12 Tennessee teacher’s license. Current CU students who are enrolled in a “with licensure” degree from previous catalogs may complete their program or change to the new dual major program.

Candidates must participate in the Teacher Education Phase (TEP) I and II interviews (see School of Education & Public Service website), and attend mandatory licensure advisory meetings at the beginning of each semester. Please see an advisor in the School of Education & Public Service or the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences for complete details.

Additional licensure endorsements in economics, Geography, Chemistry, Government, and Sociology may be added to licenses with additional coursework

This major is designed for candidates interested in teaching in Special Education classrooms from PreK-12 Classrooms.

Program Head: Dr. Charles Collier

Email: ccollier@cumberland.edu

Office: 200 Bone Hall

Licensure: Candidates will be eligible for K-12 licensure upon completion of this degree. Candidates interested in teaching students with severe & profound disabilities will substitute courses in the course of study. Candidates intersted in PreK Special Education will complete an additional set of courses beyond the requirements for degree in order to be eligible for the Special Education Early Childhood PreK-3 license.

This program is designed for candidates interested in teaching Physical Education in grades K-12 and Health Education in Secondary schools.

Program Head: Dr. George Walker

Email: gwalker@cumberland.edu

Office: Bone Hall 207