The purpose of the Teaching Diploma program is to prepare school teachers.

The program is designed to cater to both the freshly-out-of- school, inexperienced graduate and the teacher who has already had some experience but who lacks scientific preparation.

The course material will cover the various aspects of teaching, regardless of the subject matter. Such aspects include general educational theories of acquisition, basic educational psychology, discipline and management in the classroom, testing and evaluating, and the different methods of the teaching-learning process.

Admission Requirements
To qualify for admission, a candidate must either be working towards a BA/BS degree, or hold a recognized BA/BS degree in the following: English, Mathematics, Biology, and Physical Education. All candidates must pass EET with a minimum score of 500.

Recognition
The Government of Lebanon recognizes the Teaching Diploma as equivalent to the "License d'Enseignement" if the student holds the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II and has successfully passed the number of credits required for the Diploma over and above the total number of credits required for the BA / BS degree.

Graduation Requirements
In order to obtain the Teaching Diploma, students must successfully pass 18 credits with a GPA of 2.0/4.0 or above in the following courses:

EDU 201 Introduction to Education
EDU 313 Psychology of Education: Learning
EDU 343 Classroom Management
or
EDU 330 Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Depending on their original Bachelor’s degree, English, Mathematics, Biology, Physical Education, students must select an additional set of 3 courses suited to their discipline. NDU students may elect to begin their Teaching Diploma parallel to their degree program. T.D. courses are offered during Summer Session as well as Fall and Spring semesters.