TIP Pre-K-12 Certification

Certification 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 Learners

3

OR

EDU 512Teaching English Learners

3

 

EDU 332Secondary Methods in Content

3

OR

EDU 522Secondary Methods in Content

3

OR

EDU 331Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

OR

EDU 530Teaching Strategies for Health & PE

3

 

EDU 333Secondary Methods in Literacy

3

 

EDU 341Educational Assessment

3

OR

EDU 541Educational Assessment

3

 

EDU 342Creating an Effective Classroom Culture

3

OR

EDU 542Creating an Effective Classroom Culture

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

 

Two non-credit workshops in technology and code of conduct

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.

Once a TIP student passes the content area of the required state testing, then any remaining content courses they may need are waived. This would apply to PK-12, secondary and ML content tests only.