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Center for Professional Practice

Mission

The mission of teacher education at Towson University is to inspire, educate, and prepare teachers as facilitators of active learning for diverse and inclusive populations in environments that are technologically advanced.

The Center for Professional Practice is the vehicle for students to enter education program. The College of Education offers programs of study leading to the baccalaureate degree in education with certification to teach early childhood, elementary, and special education. In addition, the college offers programs that lead to teacher certification in secondary education and K-12 education.

Towson's Teacher Education programs approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Maryland State Departmentof Education, which use state and nationally recognized standards. Completion of this approved program qualifies graduates for certification in all states that are members of the Interstate Reciprocity Contract. Applicants for Maryland teaching certificates are required to achieve qualifying scores on the Praxis I and II examinations, as determind by the Maryland State Board of Education.

 



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