To receive an Early Childhood or Midlevel Authorization, you must complete a practicum (minimum 90 clock hours or three weeks of full-time student teaching) and teach the work sample at the appropriate level.

Additional areas of course work or competency for licensure in Early Childhood Education (Age 3-grade 4)
HDFS 211 (3) Infant and Child Development
HDFS 330 (3) Curriculum Development in Early Childhood
HDFS 431 (3) Family, School, and Community Collaboration
Plus 90 quarter hours of supervised experience at the preschool level

Areas of course work or competency for licensure in Midlevel Education (Grades 5-10 in a middle school)
ED 412/512 (3) Psychology of the Adolescent
Six credits - Curriculum/Pedagogy at the middle level (example: ED 593 Reading and Writing in the Middle and Secondary School; ED 599 Integrated Teaching at the Middle Level)
Plus 90 quarter hours of experience teaching at the middle level

Students who have completed an undergraduate major or minor in a TSPC-licensed academic area may be eligible for adding an endorsement to the teaching license. If OSU offers a specific endorsement and/or authorization level, the recommendation for adding this endorsement must come through the program coordinator of the program offering the specific endorsement and/or authorization level in the Initial Licensure Program (e.g., PE by Physical Education, science by Science Education), where specific requirements have been clearly identified. If OSU does not offer a specific endorsement, recommendations for adding may be made by any program that identifies requirements for the endorsement to meet the basic requirements.