Degree Requirements
Required courses for secondary education certification (all contents):
| EDU 204 | Child Development, Cognition & Learning | 3 |
| EDU 206 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 312 | Teaching English Learners | 3 |
| EDU 215 | Education - Students W/Special Needs | 3 |
| SPE 310 | Creating an Effective Classroom Culture | 3 |
| EDU 341 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| EDU 332 | Secondary Methods in Content | 3 |
| EDU333 | Secondary Methods in Literacy | 3 |
| EDU 348 | Pre-Practicum | 3 |
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| EDU 431 | Sec English Student Teaching Practicum | 12 |
| | OR | |
| EDU 433 | Secondary Science Practicum | 12 |
| | OR | |
| EDU 434 | Secondary Social Studies Practicum | 12 |
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| PSY 110 | Introduction 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
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 101 | Intro to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 102 | Intro to Microeconomics | 3 |
| EDU 140 | Geography for Educators | 3 |
| GEO xxx | Geography Elective | |
| SOC110 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| HIS 101 | World History I (Pre-1492) | 3 |
| HIS 102 | World History II (post-1492) | 3 |