Pikeville College - Academic Affairs - Division of Teacher Education

The Education programs at Pikeville  College are part of the Division of Education.  The organizing theme which undergirds and guides all the professional education programs at Pikeville  College is “Effective teachers enable ALL students to learn.”  To be able to make reflective analytical decisions that will enable all students to learn, teachers need multiple areas of knowledge, multiple areas of teacher competence, and appropriate dispositions or attitudes that foster learning and genuine human relationships.

Pikeville College has a variety of teaching majors leading to either the Bachelor of Science degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree.  Students who seek to be recommended for a teaching certificate must, after having met specific requirements, be accepted into the Teacher Education Program in order to complete required courses and be accepted into the Student Teaching program to complete a student teaching assignment.

The Teacher Education Programs at Pikeville College are accredited by Kentucky’s Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB), which uses the standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for evaluation purposes.  Requirements for each teaching area at Pikeville College are in compliance with the Education Professional Standards Board Certification guidelines and are subject to change.

The Pikeville College Division of Education offers teacher preparation programs in the following areas:

• Elementary Education:  A candidate who completes a program in elementary education will be prepared to teach in primary through fifth grade in Kentucky. Candidates are required to complete courses in general knowledge, specialization knowledge, and professional knowledge.
• Middle Grades Education:  A candidate who completes a program in middle grades education will be prepare to teach in grades 5 through 9 in Kentucky.  Candidates are required to complete courses in general knowledge, specialization knowledge, in one or two teaching fields, and professional knowledge.
• Secondary Education:  A candidate who completes a program in secondary education will be prepared to teach in grades 8 through 12 in Kentucky.  Candidates are required to complete courses in general knowledge, specialization knowledge in one of the following areas: (1) biology; (2) chemistry; (3) English; (4) mathematics; or (5) social studies, and professional knowledge.