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Dr. Amy Holcombe
Dean - Stout School of Education
Dr. Amy HolcombeDean - Stout School of Education
Undergraduate Programs
Elementary Education
The Stout School of Education’s BA in Elementary Education prepares candidates to lead instruction in K-6 classrooms in public and private schools. Candidates for this degree will engage in methodology courses that focus on the teaching of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies and the arts. Field and internship experiences are a critical component of this degree program and begin in the freshman year.
View DetailsHealth and Physical Education
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Health and Physical Education leads to licensure to teach health and physical education in grades K-12. Undergraduate courses focus on nutrition, health issues, motor development, individual and team sports skill development and analyses.
View DetailsMiddle Grades Education
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Middle Grades Education leads to licensure to teach social studies, language arts, science or mathematics to students in grades 6-9. Students choosing to major in Middle Grades Education are required to choose one of the four discipline specializations and will complete the required content coursework delivered through the College of Arts and Sciences in the departments of History, Political Science, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
View DetailsSpecial Education
Special education majors have a choice between two programs of study, General Curriculum or Adapted Curriculum. A major in special education will qualify a student for licensure either in Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12) or Special Education: Adapted Curriculum (K-12) depending upon which program of study they choose to follow.
View DetailsSecondary Education
Students interested in teaching high school should declare the Secondary Education Minor. This minor is open to all eligible HPU students and culminates either in an internship in education or in a full-semester student teaching experience. Qualified students with a declared major in the following areas may complete student teaching and pursue their initial teaching license during the undergraduate program:
- B.S. or B.A Biology (Grades 9-12 licensure in Biology or Comprehensive Science)
- B.A. English (Grades 9-12 licensure in English)
- B.S. or B.A. Mathematics (Grades 9-12 licensure in Mathematics)
- B.A. History or B.A. Political Science (Grades 9-12 licensure in Social Studies)
- B.A. Spanish (Grades K-12 licensure in Spanish)
Bachelor’s to Master of Education Programs
The Bachelor to Master of Education Programs allow qualifying students in their senior year to take graduate level courses to get a head start on their Master of Education. The graduate program will be completed in one summer session and a fifth year following graduation from the undergraduate program.
Programs
- Elementary Education
- Special Education General
Master’s Degree Programs
Master of Education
These programs are designed for those looking to further their skills in pedagogy and earn their masters of education along with an advanced teaching license.
Programs
- Elementary Education
- Education Leadership
- Special Education
Master of the Arts in Teaching
These programs are designed for those who have obtained a bachelors and wish to gain the initial licensure needed to teach.
View DetailsGraduate Certificate Program
The Stout School of Education offers North Carolina’s only Graduate Certificate Program that supports stacking certificates towards the completion of a Master of Education Leadership or Doctor of Education Leadership degree.
Each graduate certificate includes four courses offered at an advanced academic level, which can be taken as non-degree earning or may be applied towards fulfilling the requirements of a graduate degree.
Graduate Certificates
- Educational Leadership and Organizational Development
- The Principalship
- Higher Education Administration
- Instructional Leadership and Coaching
- Student Services Leadership
- Special Education Leadership
- Education Research and Evaluation
- The Superintendency
- Instructional Design and Facilitation in Higher Education
- Instructional Technology and Online Learning
- Principal Supervision
- Education Entrepreneurship and Consulting
Teacher Residency Licensure
The residency license is a new North Carolina licensure pathway that replaced the lateral entry pathway back in 2019. The residency license is a one-year pathway, renewable up to two times, for a total of three years. The residency pathway is built for those candidates that have strong content knowledge but whose background is not education
Programs
- Elementary Education
- Special Education General
- Special Ed Adapted
- Middle Grades
- Special Subjects
License Only
The following licensure programs are offered as an addition to eligible degrees allowing a student to obtain a teaching license for their area of study.
Programs
- Secondary Education (9-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
AIG Add-On License
The following licensure program allows those already holding a teaching license to gain an Add-On License for a more specialized area.
- AIG (Academically Gifted) Licensure
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About the Stout School of Education
Contact the Office of Admissions
One University Parkway High Point, NC 27268
We recommend declaring yourself an Education major during your freshman year so that you can take the pre-requisite classes and field experiences during your freshman and sophomore years.
Admission into the Stout School of Education requires an application process which begins the spring semester of your sophomore year for admission the fall semester of your junior year.
Education majors have field experiences in K-12 schools every year at HPU. Fulltime student teaching begins in your senior year, after you have fulfilled all requirements for admission into the SSOE.
- 3.0+ GPA
- Passing score on the Praxis Core Exam (or an SAT/ACT waiver)
- Passing score on the Professional Behaviors Assessment (completed by your professors)
- Grades of B or higher in EDU 1200, 2000, and 2100
- Two letters of recommendation
- Degree completion in an educator preparation program or for secondary education, a core academic subject area plus the completion of all required education courses with a 3.0+ GPA
- Successful completion of student teaching
- Successful passage of the edTPA licensure portfolio
- Successful passage of the required Praxis tests for your licensure area
Most US states and territories have a licensure reciprocity agreement with NC. This allows you to transport your NC teaching license to your home state. As licensure requirements change continuously, you should check with your state department of public instruction for up-to-date requirements.
You may still graduate with your degree but will not be approved for a NC teaching license. You may always complete outstanding requirements post-graduation and become eligible for a teaching license.
Education Studies is a non-degree, non-licensure minor that non-education majors can take if they have an interest in working in a related field. For example, many Psychology majors will minor in Education Studies because they want to go to graduate school to become a School Psychologist or Counselor.
National Council of Teacher Quality (NCTQ) Ranks the Stout School of Education in the Top 10 Percent Nationally
In a review of more than 800 undergraduate programs, High Point University’s undergraduate elementary program in the School of Education ranks one of the best in the nation.
