Tip Pre-K-12 Certification

Certificate Requirements

The following courses are required for students seeking certification in any pre-K-12 area:

EDU 204Child Development, Cognition & Learning

3

EDU 206Educational Psychology

3

EDU 215Education - Students W/Special Needs

3

 

EDU 312Teaching English Language Learners

3

OR

EDU 512Teaching English Language Learners

3

 

EDU 332Secondary Methods in Content

3

OR

EDU 522Secondary Methods in Content

3

OR

ESS 331Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

OR

ESS 531Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

 

EDU 333Secondary Methods in Literacy

3

 

EDU 341Educational Assessment

3

OR

EDU 541Educational Assessment

3

 

EDU 348Pre-Practicum

3

EDU 430Special Needs Seminar

3

 

EDU 432Foreign Language Practicum

12

OR

EDU 437Health/PE Student Teaching Practicum

12

OR

EDU 446Business, Computers & Info Tech Prac

12

OR

EDU 428Intern Teaching Practicum I

6

AND

EDU 429Intern Teaching Practicum II

6

 

PSY 110Introduction to Psychology

3

One course in English composition

One course credit in statistics

One non-credit workshop in technology

In addition, each student must fulfill the requirements of one of the subject areas of Pre K-12 certification: business, computer and information technology; Spanish; or health and physical education.