Teacher Education, BA

Cleveland Hearing & Speech 421
Phone: 216.368.0792; Fax: 216.368.5227
Denise Davis, Director of Teacher Licensure
denise.k.davis@case.edu


Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Major: Teacher Education


Program Overview

Case Western Reserve University offers several programs leading to an Ohio teaching license. Teacher Education programs are offered in:

A unique feature of the Bachelor of Science degree programs is that each is offered in cooperation with a University Circle Institution—the Cleveland Institute of Art (for Art Education) or the Cleveland Institute of Music (for Music Education).

Students wishing to pursue a teaching license for a Bachelor of Arts degree must fulfill all the requirements for their primary major and declare teacher education as a second major, following the appropriate course sequences that lead to licensure. The teacher licensure areas are: 1) Adolescent to Young Adult (grades 7-12) in Integrated Language Arts (English major), Integrated Social Studies (history major), Integrated Mathematics (mathematics major), Life Science (biology major), or Physical Science (chemistry or physics major); and 2) Multi-Age (grades preK-12) in French, Spanish, or Latin. 

Teacher education programs at Case Western Reserve University lead to teaching licenses and are approved by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

The Teacher Education Unit at CWRU is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). In addition, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) accredits the Music Education Program.

For further information on program and course requirements for Art Education, see the Department of Art History and Art description in this bulletin; for Music Education, see the Department of Music description.

Undergraduate Policies

For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Office of Undergraduate Studies section of the General Bulletin.

Accelerated Master's Programs

Undergraduate students may participate in accelerated programs toward graduate or professional degrees. For more information and details of the policies and procedures related to accelerated studies, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Studies section of the General Bulletin.

Program Faculty

David Bellini, M.A.
(Cleveland State University)
Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education

Nancy Benincasa, Ph.D.
(Kent State University)
Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education

Angie Chapple, M.Ed.
(Cleveland State University)
Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education

Steven Ciampaglia, Ed.D.
(Northern Illinois University)
Champney Family Professor of Art; Associate Professor, Department of Art History and Art; Director, Art Education/Art Studio Programs

Christopher Clark, Ph.D.
(The Hartt School of Music)
Lecturer, Music Education
Director of Choirs

Amy Davis, M.A.
(John Carroll University)
Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education

Denise K. Davis, Ed.D.
(Teachers College, Columbia University)
Director, Teacher Education; Director, Adolescent to Young Adult Programs

Matthew Garrett, Ph.D.
(Florida State University)
Professor, Department of Music; Director, UCITE; Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies in Music Education

Benjamin Helton, Ph.D.
(University of Illinois)
Assistant Professor, Department of Music; Director, Spartan Marching Band
Director, Spartan Marching Band

Kathleen Horvath, Ph.D.
(The Ohio State University)
Professor, Department of Music; Director of Orchestras

David King, M.F.A.
(Kent State University)
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Art History and Art; Supervising Teacher, High Schools

Lisa L. Koops, Ph.D.
(Michigan State University)
Professor, Department of Music; Head of Music Education
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Music Education

Nathan Kruse, Ph.D.
(Michigan State University)
Associate Professor, Department of Music; Associate Chair, Department of Music

Joseph Marencik, Ed.D.
(Northcentral University)
Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education

Ryan Scherber, Ph.D.
(Florida State University)
Assistant Professor, Department of Music; Director of Bands