Secondary Education Certification

Degree Requirements

Required courses for secondary education certification (all contents):

EDU 204Child Development, Cognition & Learning

3

EDU 206Educational Psychology

3

EDU 312Teaching English Learners

3

EDU 215Education - Students W/Special Needs

3

SPE 310Creating an Effective Classroom Culture

3

EDU 341Educational Assessment

3

EDU 332Secondary Methods in Content

3

EDU 348Pre-Practicum

3

 

EDU 431Sec English Student Teaching Practicum

12

OR

EDU 433Secondary Science Practicum

12

OR

EDU 434Secondary Social Studies Practicum

12

 

PSY 110Introduction to Psychology

3

One course in English literature

One mathematics course

One statistics course

Two non-credit workshops in technology and code of conduct

Secondary Certification Areas

In addition to completing the courses above, each student must fulfill the major requirements for one of the following subject areas of secondary certification: biology, chemistry, English, or social studies.

Secondary Certification in Biology

Required Courses: A major in biology that must require the following
BIO 314Ecology

4

Secondary Certification in English

A major in  English

Secondary Certification in Social Studies

Required Courses - A major in History and Political Science, with a concentration in either History or Political Science that must include the following:

ECO 101Intro to Macroeconomics

3

ECO 102Intro to Microeconomics

3

EDU 140Geography for Educators

3

GEO xxxGeography Elective

SOC110Introduction to Anthropology

3

HIS 101World History I (Pre-1492)

3

HIS 102World History II (post-1492)

3