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Education

Requirements for the Secondary Education (Minor)

Students who plan to qualify for the secondary school teaching certificate should declare a minor in secondary education during their first year or upon declaring a major. To this end they should consult with the School of Education during their first year. For general academic purposes, students remain under the guidance of the program in which they are majoring.

Secondary Education Courses:

SED 201 Foundations of Special Education
ELL 206 English Language Learners
EDU 231 Educational Psychology
EDU 351 Reading in the Content Areas
EDU 451 Teaching in the Secondary School
EDU 452 Student Teaching and Seminar (Secondary)
SED 572 Secondary Field Experience

And the following disciplinary requirements:

Mathematics
6 semester hours, MTH 110 & 124 or SSC 252 & 253 recommended
English Composition and Literature
Six semester hours of English comp/literature

And recommended elective courses include:

PSY 101 Introduction to General Psychology
PSY 221 Childhood and Adolescence OR PSY 281 Principles of Learning and Memory

See the Undergraduate Catalog for specific requirements.

 

What can you do with an Education degree?

Imagine yourself a preschool teacher, an elementary school teacher, a high school teacher, or a special education teacher in a public or private school.

 

 

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