Teacher Licensure at University of Louisville
Through this partnership, students can earn a Bachelor’s degree from Centre College and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) through the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the University of Louisville.
Program Overview:
Centre College graduates will apply for admission to the MAT program. Candidates for the Early Elementary Education MAT program can apply for admission once per year: June 1st for Fall admission. Candidates for the Middle or Secondary Education MAT program can apply for admission twice per year: June 1st for Fall admission and October 1st for Spring admission. Centre College graduates who have completed the appropriate prerequisites and who are selected for admission, will complete the MAT in four semesters for a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours.
Students who earn a Bachelor’s degree from Centre College can apply to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at the University of Louisville to pursue a variety of certifications:
Early Elementary Education (grades P-5)
Middle Grades Education (grades 5-9)
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Secondary and P-12 Education (grades 8-12)
Biology
Chemistry
English
French (grades P-12)
Mathematics
Physics
Social Studies
Spanish (grades P-12)
Course Substitutions:
Centre College students may choose to enroll in Centre College courses that have been selected and approved by the University of Louisville CEHD as being equivalent to CEHD course work. The courses taken at Centre that substitute for CEHD courses will count toward licensure requirements but will not reduce the 30 credit hour minimum of graduate course work required of all graduate programs at the University of Louisville. Students who successfully complete the courses below and who are admitted to the MAT program will be able to apply these courses toward Kentucky licensure requirements.
For EDTP 580/581/582
For EDTP 602
| EDU 227 | Practicum and Introduction to Education | 3 |
For ECPY 607
For EDTP 399 (a prerequisite for Early Elementary Education program)
| EDU 290 | Imagine/Create/Connect/Perform | 3 |
For EDTP 501
| EDU 337 | Instructional Design: Planning, Evaluating and Managing Learning | 3 |
Students are encouraged to keep documentation of all field work and hours earned in Education courses completed at Centre College. The University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development field placement specialists will review the information for transfer and application toward the mandatory 200 field hours required prior to student teaching.