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
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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