Teacher Licensure

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Teacher Licensure*
Union Institute & University’s Bachelor of Arts program is approved by the Vermont Department of Education to prepare teachers for licensure in early childhood education, elementary education, secondary English, secondary social studies, and K-12 art education. Adult learners who have already met their math or science major may prepare for secondary math or science licensure.

Candidates for Teacher Licensure must complete a liberal arts concentration along with their education requirements.  In secondary fields, this must be in the discipline relevant to the license.  For early childhood or elementary education, the concentration may be in any non-professional field.

Learners receive a Vermont license to teach upon successful completion of the program’s teacher education option.  Vermont has reciprocal agreements with 48 states.  The Vermont Department of Education lists these reciprocal agreements. Please note that teacher education learners need to pass both the PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II assessments.  Consult your enrollment counselor to learn when you need to take these tests.

*Teacher Licensure requires 3 terms in the weekend residency option.

Example Teacher Licensure student projects:

• Child Development and Behavior
• Native American Education
• Alternatives in Education: Philosophies of Creative Learning
• Kindergarten-Sixth Grade Curriculum: Methods and Materials
• Learning Disabilities and Language Skills
• How Children Learn to Read
• Adolescents and Self-Esteem
• Special Needs Learners
• Child Development as it Affects Math and Fine Arts
• Class, Culture, and Education

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• Email: admissions@myunion.edu
• Telephone: 888.828.8575 / 802.828.8500