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Beginning September 1998 the Education Department instituted the licensure requirements passed by the Ohio Legislature during fall 1996. The new requirements call for licensure based on four different age groupings:

Program Information

Early Childhood Teaching Licensure  
The early childhood program (B.S.E.) leads to licensure for teaching ages three through eight or pre-kindergarten through grade three.

One concentration area required from:
French; Early Childhood Intervention (includes second license); Language Arts; Language/Culture: Deaf Community; Mathematics; Reading (includes endorsement); Science; Social Studies; Spanish

Middle Childhood Teaching Licensure  
The middle childhood program (B.S.E.) leads to licensure for teaching ages 8-14 (grades 4-9).

Two concentration areas required from:
Language Arts and Reading; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies

Adolescence to Young Adult Teaching Licensure  
The adolescence to young adult programs lead to licensure for teaching ages 12-21 (grades 7-12). Available areas include:
Integrated Language Arts (English Literature Major); Integrated Mathematics; Integrated Social Studies (History Major); Life Sciences; Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics)
Multi-Age Teaching Licensure  
The multi-age programs lead to licensure for teaching ages 3-21 (pre-kindergarten through grade 12). Available areas include:
Art; Foreign Language (French or Spanish); Health; Music; Physical Education
Other Program Offerings  

Endorsements are available in the following areas:
Reading (Undergraduate/Graduate)
TESOL (Graduate)