The Limestone Teacher Education Program has been approved by the South Carolina Board of Education to prepare students for Teacher Licensure in South Carolina in the following licensure in areas:

Early Childhood  Elementary  English (9-12) Math (9-12) Physical Education (K-12) Instrumental Music (K-12) Vocal Music (K-12)

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Our partners at TeachSC have free tools and resources to make applying to our programs—and becoming a classroom teacher—easier! Create an account today and immediately access:

  • An interactive application checklist to keep you on track.
  • $100 fee reimbursement towards any of our application and testing expenses.
  • 1-on-1 expert advice for any question along the way.
  • How-to guides for eligibility, applications, testing and finances.
  • A chance to win a $1,000 scholarship toward tuition.

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Points of Pride

  • 100% of our graduates are either teaching or in graduate school within one year of graduation.
  • Our in-service retention rate for graduates is 85-95% after 10 years.
  • We are accredited by NCATE and approved by the South Carolina Board of Education to prepare teachers in Early Childhood, Elementary, English, Math, Physical Education, Instrumental Music, and Vocal Music.
  • Our Music Education program is accredited by NASM.
  • We are a program within a minority-serving (African-American) institution.
  • We partner with Call Me MiSTER™ to prepare African-American and other minority men to become classroom teachers.
  • We have a strong relationship with surrounding school districts and schools (Cherokee, Spartanburg 3, Spartanburg 7, The Village School of Gaffney, Spartanburg Prep Charter School).
  • 100% of our candidates have an opportunity to observe, practice, and implement instruction before being evaluated on the South Carolina Teaching Standards (SCTS 4.0) evaluation.
  • Our faculty has autonomy to create first-rate curriculum and field experiences to prepare our candidates for the classroom.
  • We are the only SC institution to take the Educational Technology in Teacher Preparation Challenge from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology.
  • We partner with Cherokee County Know2.
  • We offer Elementary Education in hybrid format with our Online Program.
  • We offer some general education and foundational education coursework online.
  • We partner with Teacher Cadets in two local high schools.
  • We were awarded NASA MEI grants in 2017 and 2018 to take a team of pre-service teachers to NASA Langley to learn how to incorporate STEM practices in schools.
  • We are members of NASA EPDC Emerging Starts Network.
  • We initiated Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society in 2018 to recognize outstanding students in education.

 

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