Alternative Licensure Only - LICA
The alternative licensure options at Christian Brothers University are not available to all candidates for the MAT. The individual applicant for an alternative licensure program, as required by the State of Tennessee, is jointly selected for admission into the program simultaneous with an offer of employment as a teacher of record into a school district, system, or school with which Christian Brothers University has established a particular partnership. The program for alternative licensure differs from the regular MAT in that supervised field experience occurs over the whole of the program, rather than through a culminating experience. Alternative licensure candidates take a series of supervised, practical courses in conjunction with their status in the program. Each course holds zero credits, however a $650 fee is attached to each course. Alternative licensure candidates may pursue a MAT degree or Licensure-Only (see below). *If choosing Licensure-Only the alternative licensure candidate must follow the same practicum described above.
Course Requirements
Common Requirement for LICA
| EDFD 600 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| CIED 600 | The Effective and Reflective Practitioner | 3 |
| EDDL 630 | Survey of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| CIED 609 | Classroom Management and Methods | 3 |
| CIED 675 | Job Embedded or Intern Clinical Field Experience | 0 |
| CIED 676 | Job Embedded or Intern Clinical Field Experience | 0 |
| CIED 677 | Job Embedded or Intern Clinical Practice | 0 |
| CIED 678 | Job Embedded or Intern Clinical Practice | 0 |
| CIED 680 | STPT: Job-Embedded Education Portfolio | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Concentration Options
Early Childhood Education Concentration - EACH
| READ 605/READ 405 | Foundations in Literacy I- Curriculum and Methods in Language Arts, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| CIED 613/EDUC 489 | Curriculum and Methods in Social Studies and Science PreK - 5 | 3 |
| READ 690/EDUC 480 | Foundations of Literacy II- Integration of Literacy Practices and Research | 3 |
| CIED 622 | Curriculum and Methods in Mathematics, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| CIED 631/EDUC 418 | Assessment Practices in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (Pre-K – 5) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Elementary Education Concentration (ELEM)
| READ 605/READ 405 | Foundations in Literacy I- Curriculum and Methods in Language Arts, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| CIED 613/EDUC 489 | Curriculum and Methods in Social Studies and Science PreK - 5 | 3 |
| READ 690/EDUC 480 | Foundations of Literacy II- Integration of Literacy Practices and Research | 3 |
| CIED 622 | Curriculum and Methods in Mathematics, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| CIED 631/EDUC 418 | Assessment Practices in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (Pre-K – 5) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
English Language Arts 6-12 Concentration- ENLA
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| CIED 635 | Teaching English/Language Arts, 6-12 | 3 |
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
History 6-12 Concentration - HIST
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 636 | Teaching History/Social Studies, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Math 6-12 Concentration - MATH
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 633 | Teaching Mathematics, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Science 6-12 Concentration - SCI
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 634 | Teaching Science, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Middle Grades Language Arts Concentration - MILA
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 635 | Teaching English/Language Arts, 6-12 | 3 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Middle Grades Mathematics Concentration - MIMA
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 633 | Teaching Mathematics, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Middle Grades Science Concentration - MISC
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 634 | Teaching Science, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Middle Grades Social Studies Concentration - MISS
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 636 | Teaching History/Social Studies, 6-12 | 3-4 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Special Education Interventionist 6-12 Concentration - SPIS
| READ 606 | Curriculum and Methods in Language Arts, 6-8 | 3 |
| READ 605/READ 405 | Foundations in Literacy I- Curriculum and Methods in Language Arts, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| EDDL 640 | Assessment of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDDL 635 | Models of Instruction for Exceptional Learners 6-12 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Special Education Interventionist K-8 Concentration - SPIE
| CIED 622 | Curriculum and Methods in Mathematics, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| EDDL 634 | Models of Instruction for Exceptional Learners PRE-K-8 | 3 |
| EDDL 640 | Assessment of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| READ 605/READ 405 | Foundations in Literacy I- Curriculum and Methods in Language Arts, Pre-K-5 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Visual Arts K-12 Concentration - VISU
| CIED 630 | Curriculum and Assessment in 6-12 Schools | 3 |
| CIED 638 | Teaching Art K-12 | 3 |
| READ 629 | Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |