The Department of Teacher Education administers the program in Adolescence to Young Adult (BSE.EYA), which leads to a Bachelor of Science in Education and to provisional licensure to teach grades 7 through 12.  A student in the Adolescence to Young Adult program is required to follow the prescribed EYA curriculum, which includes one area of concentration (40 or more semester hours required) selected from Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Social Studies, Integrated Science, Physical Science, Earth/Physics, Earth/Chemistry, Life/Physics, Life/Chemistry, Life/Earth, Earth Science, and Life Science.  A minimum of 124 semester hours of total coursework is required.  The prescribed EYA curriculum may be obtained by viewing the program checksheets.

Successful completion of teacher education field experience and a 2.5 cumulative grade point average are required overall and in professional education courses to continue in the program, student teach, and be licensed.  

The PRAXIS I (i.e. Pre-Professional Skills Test or PPST) reading, writing, and math subtests are required and must be waived or passed by the end of the first year.  The PRAXIS II tests are also required.  They include the Principles of Learning and Teaching (7-12) and one content area test.  They must be taken during the senior year.  Applications for both tests are avail. in Chaminade 104 and the Chaminade Annex.

T
he University of Dayton Collegiate Adolescent to Young Adult to Young Adult Club (UDCAYAC) is an organization that is available to interested individuals and has information on their web page regarding their purpose, schedule and activities.

For further information, please contact Dr. Connie Bowman at 937-229-3305 or at connie.bowman@notes.udayton.edu.

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  Department of Teacher Education
School of Education & Allied Professions
Chaminade Hall, Room 112
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH 45469-0525
Telephone: (937) 229-3344
FAX: (937) 229-2500
 

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