The Making of a Teacher		Center for Education Information

Table 15.
Question. How many college credit hours in the following fields are required to complete your initial Teacher Preparation Program? (See the definitions below.)
		General Studies				Major				Professional Studies				Clinical
		Elem	Middle	Sec	Spec Ed	Elem	Middle	Sec	Spec Ed	Elem	Middle	Sec	Spec Ed	Elem	Middle	Sec	Spec Ed
		Average Semester Hours
Total
Undergraduate		51	51	52	52	37	38	39	36	31	28	24	30	15	14	14	16
Post-baccalaureate		42	42	42	42	33	32	32	31	28	26	23	27	12	12	12	12
Control of IHE
Public
Undergraduate		49	49	49	50	38	39	42	37	30	28	24	29	15	13	14	16
Post-baccalaureate		43	43	42	42	34	32	33	29	28	26	24	28	11	11	11	10
Independent non-profit
Undergraduate		53	53	54	53	37	37	38	35	31	28	24	29	15	13	14	16
Post-baccalaureate		42	42	44	42	32	32	33	29	28	26	24	28	11	11	11	10
Profit-Making (Sample too small)
Size of IHE
Less than 1,000
Undergraduate		50	50	51	50	35	40	38	36	31	29	27	30	15	13	14	14
Post-baccalaureate		41	41	42	55	30	33	32	32	25	24	23	21	11	12	11	14
1,000 - 4,999
Undergraduate		52	52	53	53	38	37	40	35	31	28	25	30	15	15	14	17
Post-baccalaureate		44	44	44	42	35	31	35	28	28	27	24	28	12	11	11	9
5000 - 9,999
Undergraduate		50	50	51	51	34	36	38	35	28	27	22	26	14	12	13	12
Post-baccalaureate		43	43	45	44	30	33	32	32	28	24	23	27	14	16	14	16
10,000 or more
Undergraduate		51	51	50	50	39	39	40	38	32	27	23	31	15	14	13	17
Post-baccalaureate		38	38	38	38	33	30	32	32	28	24	23	27	12	11	11	12