Licensure and Master's Program (LAMP)
Have a bachelor's degree in an area other than education and now you want to teach?
LAMP is the program for you!
Students who hold a bachelor's degree can earn an Ohio teaching license and a Master of Education through completing the LAMP program. LAMP offers extensive focused field experiences alongside required coursework.
Some of the LAMP programs require very little undergraduate preparation while others require a background in undergraduate subject-matter coursework. The courses you have taken in your undergraduate program will determine how long it will take you to complete a LAMP program.
Licensure Areas
Early Childhood (Primary Education) - 2 years
Qualifies you to teach all subjects to grades PreK through 5
Middle Childhood - 1 year
Qualifies you to teach grades 4 through 9 in two subject areas:
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
secondary Education (adolescent and young Adult) - 1 year
Qualifies you to teach grades 7 through 12 in one subject area:
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Earth and Space Science
- Life Science
- Physics
- Integrated Science
- Social Studies
- World Languages (Chinese, French, German, or Spanish)
Special Education - 2 years
Qualifies you to teach grades K-12:
- Mild to Moderate Needs
- Moderate to Intensive Needs
- Admission to the College of Graduate Studies
- Minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
- Minimum content area GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for your licensure area
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Undergraduate content area and literacy-related coursework for the selected licensure area (Note: The Adolescent and Young Adult licensure program does not require the literacy coursework for that licensure area).
Apply to the College of Graduate Studies. You will need to submit these materials:
- Course Review Worksheet
- Official transcripts from all institutions of higher education
- Purpose statement describing your background and goals as well as the importance of the degree in achieving these goals
- Resume
- One letter of reference
Prior to beginning classroom experiences:
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All students enrolled in a teacher prep program are required to obtain a preservice teacher permit before beginning a field experience (practicum and student teaching internship). Background checks for this permit are conducted by the state.
More information can be found on the field office website.
- Acceptable scores on the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Content Assessment(s) for your licensure area
- All undergraduate content area and literacy-related coursework for the selected licensure area
Prior to applying for Ohio teaching license:
- Acceptable scores on the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Pedagogy Assessment for your licensure area
- Acceptable scores on the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Foundations of Reading Assessment for your licensure area
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