Undergraduate Teacher Licensure (B.S./B.A.)

Graduates of this program are well-prepared to foster young children’s learning ability and social and emotional skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.

Rewarding and in-demand careers opportunities include teacher, instructor, administrator, or director in child care programs.

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Learning Outcomes

• Be critical thinkers and effective problem solvers who are concerned with the social, emotional and intellectual issues of young children in the contemporary educational setting.
• Apply advanced pedagogy in child development, curriculum, instruction and assessment to engage young students in reaching their potential as individuals and as learners.
• Develop the capacity to influence and advance positive change for young children and the profession of early childhood education in a complex global society.
• Encourage development of collaborative relationships among all adults and agencies responsible for the appropriate emotional, social and cognitive development of young children.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of educators as defined by InTASC standards and the Common Core of Teaching in Connecticut.

Contact:

Katharine Ann Buck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Program Director of Child Study
Phone: 860.231.2014
[email protected]

In this program, students choose a content area major in alignment with Connecticut State Department of Education certification requirements. No matter which content major you choose, USJ teacher educators are well prepared to become leaders in the classroom, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the profession upon graduation.

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Learning Outcomes

• Learn and apply evidence-based practices in curriculum and instruction at the elementary level.
• Develop and apply equitable teaching practices that support the learning of all students.
• Understand the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and cognitive aspects of development and learning.
• Identify classroom organization and management strategies and practices to enhance learning and engagement.
• Understand historical, social, cultural, and political forces influencing public education and the role of a teacher.
• Synthesize and apply knowledge and skills in clinical practicum experiences that connect theory and practice.
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of educators as defined by InTASC standards and the Common Core of Teaching in Connecticut.

Contact:

Eileen M. González, Ph.D.
Elementary Education Program Director & Assistant Professor of Education
Phone: 860.231.5466
Email: [email protected]

In this program, students choose a content area major* in alignment with Connecticut State Department of Education certification requirements. No matter which content major you choose, USJ teacher educators are well prepared to become leaders in the classroom, demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the profession upon graduation.

*Content Area Major Options:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• English
• General Science
• History & Social Studies
• Mathematics
• World Languages

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Learning Outcomes

• Understand the physical, emotional, psychosocial and cognitive aspects of development
• Understand and apply learning theories as they relate to a holistic curriculum
• Evaluate learning and behavior of students
• Identify classroom organization and management techniques to enhance learning
• Understand historical, social, cultural and political forces influencing public education and the role of a teacher in the resulting issues
• Accrue and use in-depth knowledge of professional literature
• Become a lifelong independent learner and reflective practitioner
• Demonstrate responsibility, initiative and sensitivity in working with all children and adolescents in education-related settings
• Teach all children and adolescents effectively in a constructivist and collaborative manner using best practice
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of educators as defined by InTASC standards and the Common Core of Teaching in Connecticut.

Contact:

Don Siler, Ph.D.
Secondary Education Program Director & Associate Professor of Education
Phone: 860.231.5764
Email: [email protected]

A B.S. in Special Education is a popular choice for students who desire a high-impact career. Learning is an intensive, personalized experience that demands both individual and collaborative group effort.

USJ graduates are able to work with a wide range of ages and disabilities, in both public and private settings. They are knowledgeable and confident practitioners, ready to meet the rewards and challenges of this field.

With USJ’s on-campus lab school, the Gengras Center, students in the Special Education program gain experience and intern in its K-12 classrooms as well as the West Hartford and Hartford school districts. Our students enter the profession with educational expertise, personal, and professional confidence.

Potential Careers:

• Special education teacher
• Early intervention specialist
• Early childhood teacher
• Special education advocate
• Speech & language pathologist

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Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the field as an evolving and changing discipline grounded in evidence-based principles and theories, relevant laws and policies, and human issues that influence the education of individuals with exceptional needs, both in school and society
• Demonstrate respect for individuals with exceptional needs as unique human beings
• Understand how exceptional conditions interact with the domains of human development and use this knowledge to respond to the varying abilities and behaviors of individuals with exceptional learning needs
• Be active in seeking to understand primary language, culture and familial backgrounds that interact with the individual’s exceptional condition
• Use multiple types of assessment information and understand the legal policies and ethical principles of measurement and assessment
• Collaborate with families, other educators, related service providers and personnel from community agencies in culturally responsive ways
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of educators as defined by InTASC standards and the Common Core of Teaching in Connecticut.

Contact:

Kate Dooley, Ph.D.
Special Education Program Director & Associate Professor of Special Education
Phone: 860.231.5357
Email: [email protected]