Additional Endorsements
Special Education Provisional License
Union offers a pathway to licensure for Interventionist K-8 and 6-12 and Special Education Comprehensive K-12 at the Jackson campus.
The three required classes are:
- SE 605, Education Assessment of Exceptional Children (offered in the fall semester)
- SE 505, Literacy for Special Populations (offered in the fall semester)
- SE 606, Math, Science, and Social Studies for Special Populations (offered in the summer)
Teachers must also pass three additional Praxis assessments for this endorsement; however, we recommend taking these assessments after passing the courses.
It is a possibility for teachers to teach special education while taking the coursework. For more information, contact Dr. Teresa Tritt at ttritt@uu.edu.
English as a Second Language Endorsement
To add the English as a Second Language PreK-12 endorsement to a TN license, the Educator Licensure Policy (2015) of TN Department of Education states that candidates applying for an additional endorsement in English as a Second Language pre-K-12 must complete a clinical experience of at least 30 clock hours in English as a second language settings; the clinical experience will include experiences in both the pre-K-5 and 6-12 grade levels. Appropriately supervised teaching experience at the pre-K-12 level in English as a Second Language of at least one semester may be substituted for the clinical experience.
Gifted
Complete 2-week summer workshop - contact cwyatt@uu.edu to register
Early Childhood
Complete 1-week summer workshop - contact cwyatt@uu.edu to register