Online bachelors degree with no curriculum based classes?

A close friend has just finished a four year degree fron an online university. He plans to be an elementary school teacher. His degree is actually in classroom management and while he took a lot of classes on managment, communication and even comparative religon, he has had absolutely nothing in psych, sociology, developmental psychology or not a hint of anything about developing and implementing curriculum, nor any class observation or student teaching. He is getting ready to start a Master's from the same online school and they say he can get all he needs for the actual teaching prep at that level. Does this sound odd?? All the ed programs I have been in or considered have you doing a lot of the basic core work in your first four, with your master's years being used to focus in on a specialty or get a better understanding of how to plan and implement, state testing and IEP implementation.

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  1. Hi! Congratulations to you and your friend. I'm new to teaching; question please: can you tell us what online university your close friend attended? I have no experience with online universities and I've wondered... Thank you. Wishing you a lovely day!
  2. All states have different requirements for what a person needs to have (degrees, certifications, etc.) to become a teacher. He should talk to the state board of education to see what their requirements are. Not knowing what state, I can't say off the top of my head. But, I would say it is a safe bet that his degree alone is not going to qualify him to teach. And, frankly, even if there were a state that would accept this I would be wary of his readiness to be a classroom teacher without classroom experience and child development training.
  3. You do not say where you are from. I can only answer as to what happens in the US. Each state specifies what is needed from their credential candidates. I candidate must have a sponsor school. The schools must provide a program that fulfills state requirements. If he is attending an accredited school, and is recommended for his credential - there should be no problem. Often schools have different requirements and degree options. I do not know of any state that does not require a student teaching portion however. You do not state if he is a credential candidate - there is a big difference between the Ba and the credentialing work.
  4. It sounds fishy to me. Is the school recognized by the state department of ed? The state's website should have a listing of approved teacher-ed programs.
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