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Program 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

Students seeking secondary education certification are encouraged to contact the department of Curriculum and Instruction at 936-294-3896.

Sam Houston State University is authorized to prepare and recommend individuals for the following Secondary Standard certificates: 

 

6-12 Technology Education

6-12 Business Education

7-12 Speech

8-12 Trade and Industrial Education

8-12 English Language Arts and Reading

8-12 Family and Consumer Science

8-12 Journalism

8-12 Social Studies

8-12 History

8-12 Science

8-12 Physical Science

8-12 Life Science

8-12 Mathematics

8-12 Technology Applications

8-12 Computer Science

EC-12 Art

EC-12 Music

EC-12 Physical Education

EC-12 Languages Other Than English-Spanish

EC-12 Theatre

Art, Basic Business, Computer Science, Dance, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Theatre Arts, Vocational Agriculture:  Production, Vocational Home Economics