Programs to Prepare Teachers for Secondary Education
Program Highlights :
· Teacher candidates should select a major to serve as a teaching content area
· Teacher candidates should select a minor in secondary education that includes 24 semester hours including six hours of student teaching.
· Teacher candidates should complete a majority of their content area courses before beginning certification course work.
Certification Areas in Grades 8-12 |
Certification Areas in Grades 6-12 |
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Math |
Technology Education |
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Science Composite |
Family and Consumer Sciences |
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Physical Science |
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Life Science |
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English |
Certification in Grades EC-12 (All Level) |
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Social Studies Composite |
Special Education |
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History |
Health Education |
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Speech |
Physical Education |
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Computer Science |
Art |
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Agriculture |
Music |
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Business |
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Journalism |
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Theater Arts |
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Dance |
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Spanish |
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French |
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German |
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Trades and Industry |
The Secondary Certification Courses includes: |
Foundations (6 hours) taken near end of the junior year |
SED 374 Human Growth and Development |
SED 383 Designing Instruction Through Technology Integration |
Pedagogy Methods Block (12 hours) taken at the beginning of the senior year |
RDG 392 Reading in Secondary Schools |
SED 394 Classroom Management for Secondary Schools |
SED 464 Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools |
Professional Field Experience (9 hours) taken near the end of the senior year |
SED 480 Responsibilities of the Professional Educator |
SED 496 Student Teaching in the Secondary Classroom |
SED 497 Student Teaching in the Secondary Classroom |