Secondary Education Certification Minor

Education Coursework

• SOCI 270 - Minority Cultures and Relations 3 hours or
• ANTH 270 - Minority Cultures and Relations 3 hours

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• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education 3 hours ^{1, 2}
• EDUC 198 - Field Experience I 1 hour ¹
• EDUC 200 - Law, Ethics and Education 3 hours ³

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• EDUC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours or
• PSYC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 298 - Field Experience II 1 hour ¹
• EDUC 300 - Techniques of Teaching 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 311 - Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 322 - Educational Measurement and Assessment 3 hours
• EDUC 338 - Teaching Reading in the Content Area 3 hours ^{1, 4}
• EDUC 390 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours

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• EDUC 392 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hours or
• PSYC 392 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hours (Take course in the semester prior to student teaching)
• EDUC 422 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School 12 hours ⁵ (16 weeks)

Note(s):

¹ Includes Field Experience: Students must complete the application form(s) for courses that include a field experience component by the semester BEFORE desired enrollment. See the Education Office for deadline information.
² Must be taken within first 9 hrs of EDUC classes
³ Meets college Ethics requirement
⁴ EDUC 322 /EDUC 580 and EDUC 338 /EDUC 516 are required for those who began Elementary certification August 2009 and after.
⁵ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification