Curriculum and Instruction

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Purpose and Focus

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) holds as its central mission the preparation and development of educators at all levels. The department ensures that its professional education programs are based on essential knowledge, established and current research findings, and sound professional practice.

Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Academic Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Programs Administered by Curriculum and Instruction

Professional Development Initial Licensure Program (PD-ILP) and Graduate Licensure Program (PD-GLP) in Elementary Education or Secondary Education. For further information visit ci.unlv.edu or e-mail ProfessionalDevelopmentOffice@unlv.edu.

Undergraduate Majors

Elementary Education — Bachelor of Science in Education
Elementary Education — Bachelor of Arts in Education
Secondary Education — Bachelor of Science in Education
Secondary Education — Bachelor of Arts in Education

Secondary Education Major

Secondary education majors must select, from the fields available, a major (first) teaching field (one of the secondary education areas of concentration) in which they wish to be licensed.

For the approved areas of concentration for the first teaching field (required) and the second teaching field (optional), see the departmental listing.

Certification Programs

Elementary Teacher Certification

Students wishing to certify in teacher education should contact the College of Education Advising Center for the requirements leading to certification/licensure.

Secondary Teacher Certification

Students wishing to certify in teacher education should contact the College of Education Advising Center for the requirements leading to a certification/licensure track in a specific teaching field.

Admission Policies

Admission to the elementary education program requires completion of 24 college credits; completion of EDU 201/EDU 202 (ICE/ICS 201), EDU 214E (ICE/ICS 234), and EPY 303; a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA; and passing PPST scores. Admission to the secondary education program requires completion of 24 college credits, completion of EDU 201/EDU 202 (ICE /ICS 201), a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, and passing PPST scores.

Admission to C&I and completion of EDU 201 (ICE 201) or EDU 202 (ICS 201) is prerequisite for all other required C&I courses except EDU 214E, EDU 214S, and EDU 280 (ICG 280).

Transfer Policies

In accordance with the relevant policies of accrediting authorities, the Curriculum and Instruction Department generally limits transfer credit or correspondence study for education courses taken at lower-division level to such courses as it offers at that level. Therefore, transferring students should not expect to substitute lower-division courses taken at another institution for upper-division courses required at UNLV for degrees offered by the department.

Advisement

Students are encouraged to seek advisement from the College of Education Advising Center. Program requirements in university core courses, COE core courses, and departmental course requirements are available in the College of Education Advising Center. It is the responsibility of every student to maintain contact with advisors as changes in departmental policies, programs or licensure requirements may occur. UNLV students with majors in academic colleges other than education must seek advisement through the College of Education Advising Center to ensure that specific program and course requirements leading to student teaching are met. Students must read the UNLV Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions to determine the course prerequisites.

Department Policies

Academic Policies

Students who are not in attendance the first day of class may be administratively dropped. Any substitution course(s) taken at another institution for a UNLV professional education course requirement must be approved on a substitution form (see the Advising Center).

Elementary Education students must earn a C or better in each UNLV and transfer course that applies to the Elementary Education program. This includes university core as well as education course work.

All elementary professional teacher education courses for initial licensure (including MATH 122 and MATH 123) must have been completed no more than five years prior to admission to C&I.

Field Experiences

Elementary and secondary education courses that include a field component as well as the elementary and secondary practicum courses require application and fingerprinting one semester prior to placement (see the Office of Field Experiences for details) and daytime availability for experiences in the public schools. Students will be expected to arrange their schedules accordingly.

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