Program Overview
Develop future generations’ technological knowledge and skills!
Lipscomb’s Computer Science certificate program offered by the College of Education is for educators seeking the endorsement for the Tennessee employment standard for computer science education. Graduates will satisfy the requirements to serve as a computer science teacher in Tennessee.
Our program is designed for:
- Undergraduate students pursuing a Tennessee teaching license and degree who want the additional computer science endorsement.
- Post-baccalaureate candidates pursuing computer science as an additional endorsement.
Coursework in this program provides educators with classroom strategies, as well as necessary knowledge in scripting and special topics in computer science. You will teach students to use digital tools for research and collaboration, to become familiar with systems, and to use computational thinking in our technological world. Foster student curiosity and mastery through hands-on experiences such as coding, robotics, and gaming and help them to learn to make creative ideas tangible.
Complete this endorsement certificate in just two semesters through our online, synchronous modality. Then, pass the Computer Science Praxis exam to add this to your teaching license.
* The Tennessee Department of Education issued employment standards for Computer Science in 2019 requiring teachers seeking to teach computer science in the K-12 setting to obtain the computer science endorsement. This program is a state approved program to satisfy the requirements for the endorsement.
Admissions Requirements
- A formal application for admission into the Teacher Education Program
- Successful completion of:
- three (3) semester hours of LU 1203/Lipscomb Experience and
- three (3) hours of EN 1313 University Writing with a minimum grade of C
- Successful completion of ED 2313 Schooling in America with a minimum grade of C and an overall grade point average of 2.75
- Full attendance at one of the Teacher Education Orientation sessions (offered once per semester, Fall & Spring)
- Satisfactory scores on the:
- SAT [1020] or
- ACT [21] or
- Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) Tests
- A satisfactory interview with university faculty, practitioners, and/or supervisors
- A professional portfolio
- Three professional or academic references
- Satisfactory fingerprinting and criminal background check