Secondary Professional Education
Minimum required credits to graduate with a secondary professional education degree: 128
Students desiring certification as a secondary teacher must complete the essential requirements for the baccalaureate degree, secondary education core, a teaching major and a teaching or non-teaching minor (major and minor vary in credits). Composite majors that do not require completion of a minor are available in biology, chemistry, and social science.
Secondary Education majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses require a minimum grade of "C": COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125, GEOG 103, MATH 103, and PSYC 111.
Secondary education majors seeking certification in another major area must complete at least five semester hours of student teaching in that major at the secondary level.
Secondary Professional Education Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
- SLO 1: Learner & Learning: Students understand diversity in learning and developmental processes and create supportive and safe learning environments for students to thrive.
- SLO 2: Content: Students understand subject matter deeply and flexibly so they can advance their students’ learning, address misconceptions and apply ideas to everyday life.
- SLO 3: Instructional Practice: Students will plan instruction, utilize effective instructional strategies and technologies, and continuously assess students for mastery and decision-making purposes.
- SLO 4: Professional Responsibility: Students will take responsibility for student learning, collaborative relationships, their own professional growth, and the advancement of the profession.
Requirements
Secondary Professional Education Core:
A minimum grade of "B" is required for
EDUC 250 and
EDUC 298. A minimum grade of "C" is required for all other Professional Education courses except
EDUC 401S.
Secondary Methods
Students taking methods courses must be able to make arrangements for blocked periods of time to allow for field experiences.
Students are required to complete one of the five Secondary Methods courses based on the degree selected with a minimum grade of "C".
EDUC 481 | Secondary Methods for English | 2 |
EDUC 482 | Secondary Methods for Health and Physical Education | 2 |
EDUC 483 | Secondary Methods for Mathematics | 2 |
EDUC 484 | Secondary Methods for Science | 2 |
EDUC 485 | Secondary Methods for Social Science | 2 |
Total Core Credit Hours 40 SH
Essential Studies 36 SH
Secondary Professional Education Courses 40 SH
*Composite in Biology Education 57 SH
*Composite in Chemistry Education 53 SH
*Composite in Social Science Education 43 SH
English Education 34 SH
Health Education 34 SH
History Education 34 SH
Math Education 29 SH
Physical Education 40 SH
Special Education 45 SH
Minors 18-32 SH
Total 124-153 SH
*No minor required
** Double majors must register for one semester hour of credit per major.
A cumulative GPA of 2.75 must be earned in teaching major, minor, and professional education courses. A grade of “C” or better is required for all professional and methods education courses, excluding EDUC 250 and EDUC 298 where a “B” is required.