Hood College

Hood College offers three initial teacher licensing programs, including two majors and one concentration. Read more below about the three programs available:

1. The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is designed to prepare you to teach young children (PK-grade 3). The program requires 42 credits of content courses (English, math, science, social studies) and 60 credits of education coursework and field experiences. You will have the option of completing the major with a special education focus by completing an additional sequence of courses (9 credits).
    
2. The Elementary/Special Education (ELSP) dual license program is designed to prepare you for a dual license in elementary (grades 1-6) and special education (grades 1-8). You will be prepared to teach children with and without disabilities in regular and inclusion classrooms. You will take 42 credits of content courses (english, math, science, social studies) and 63 credits of education coursework and field experiences. You will have the option of completing the major with an early childhood education focus by completing an additional sequence of two courses (6 credits). As a ECE and ELSP student, you will have the option of adding a Mathematics Education Minor. This minor allows ECE and ELSP majors to deepen their understanding of mathematics and mathematics teaching methods by completing 19-21 credits of coursework, some of which overlap with major requirements. 
    
3. The department also offers Secondary Education concentrations leading to a teaching license in art, biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics, and world languages (Spanish and French). Students complete a major in their content area and 39 credits of education coursework.

All three programs include field experiences that take place in the Georgetown Hill at Hood College Lab School and local Frederick County Public Schools, and you will take a year-long internship during your senior year.