**New admittance into the 5-year programs will be discontinued starting Fall 2020. Please refer to our new 4-year programs
The College of Education offers four, accelerated five-year undergraduate-graduate initial licensure teacher education programs. Students begin education coursework and field experiences at the undergraduate level, graduate with their class receiving their bachelor’s degree with a liberal arts or sciences major, and return for one more year during which they complete graduate education coursework, an internship, and a research study. Each program concludes with a Masters degree. Students in Elementary Education earn a Masters in Science (M.S.) and the Secondary, PreK-12 and Special Education pathways earn a Masters in Education (M.Ed.).
To learn more, select a pathway below.
Five-Year Programs
- Elementary Education (Grades PreK-6)
- PreK-12 Education (Grades PreK-12)
- Foreign Language (French, German, Latin, and Spanish)
- Music (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Theater Arts
- Visual Arts
- Secondary Education (Grades 6-12)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- English
- Earth Science
- History and Social Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Add-on endorsements: Journalism, Speech Communication and Algebra I
- Special Education: General Curriculum (Grades K-12)
Questions about the programs, contact:
Dr. April Brecht
Director of Advising Center Services
Phone: (540) 286-8032
Email: abrecht@umw.eduDr. Christy Irish
Program Director for Elementary, PreK-12 and Secondary Education
Phone: (540) 654-1775
Email: cirish@umw.eduDr. Jennifer Walker
Program Director of Special Education
Phone: (540) 654-1348
Email: jwalker4@umw.edu