Mar 29, 2024  
Permanent Working Catalog (Spring 2025 Draft In Progress) 
    
Permanent Working Catalog (Spring 2025 Draft In Progress)

Secondary/K-12 Education Curriculum for Teacher Certification


This certification is administered by the area of Education  in the School of Education .

K-12 Programs:  English as a Second Language minor, Family and Consumer Science, Health  Education minor, German, Music Education, Physical Education, Spanish, and Speech Language  Pathology

Grades 4-12 Programs:  English, History and Social Studies, Mathematics, and  Natural Science

Certifiable Major


Complete at least one certifiable major . You can enhance your employment options with an additional certification in a minor field. For information on the requirements for your major and minor, check with the individual departments and see the section(s) in this catalog on your field(s) of study. Note that requirements for the teaching major/minor sometimes differ from requirements for the nonteaching major/minor.

Take the following courses for certification


Teaching methods course(s)


Take the teaching methods course(s) in your major(s) and minor, if you want to be certified in your minor.

Science and Social Science


Student teaching, 3-16 credits.


12-16 credits are required for initial licensure. Student teaching will include EDUC 400  or dept equivalent See the Student Teaching  section.

Notes


You must formally apply for admission to the Professional Education Program prior to taking upper-level education and methods courses.

 

State teacher licensing rules may change at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.