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Secondary Education + Teacher Licensure

Designed for those with an interest in teaching young people from seventh through twelfth grades across all curriculum areas, our Secondary Education program offers an opportunity for vigorous course work as well as internships and licensure. Your course of study in secondary education will include requirements and additional courses required for teacher licensure with an endorsement for grades 7-12. A number of program options have been designed based on scheduling and degree requirements.  Applications are being accepted for either a summer or fall start.

Master's degree requirements (32 semester hours minimum)

PROFESSIONAL CORE COURSES (also meets Licensure requirements) (9 semester hours minimum)

Humanistic Dimensions of Education (3) (Foundations) choice of one

• EDUC 3050 Advanced Social and Philosophical Aspects of Education (3)

Behavioral Studies (6)

• EDUC 3110 Psychological Foundations of Education (3)
• SPED 3000 Educational Psychology of Exceptional Learners (3)

TEACHING-RELATED COURSE WORK (also meets Licensure requirements) (13 semester hours)

• EDUC 3500 Foundations of Education (3)
• EDUC 3510 Advanced Teaching in Schools (3)
• EDUC 3520 Principles of ELL Education (3)
• _____ 3320 Literacy course in your area (3)
• _____ 3360 Practicum in Secondary Schools III (1)

SUBJECT MATTER METHODS (3 semester hours) one of the following

• MTED 3370 Advanced Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools(3)
• SCED 3370 Advanced Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools (3)
• SSED 3370 Advanced Teaching of Social Studies in Secondary Schools (3)
• (see special sheet for English Licensure)

STUDENT TEACHING / INTERNSHIP (7-9 semester hours)

• EDUC 3002 Internship in Teaching: Secondary (6)
• _____ 3007 Internship Seminar: Secondary (1)

 Audits for Licensure
Audit of your transcripts and current program are conducted to determine if you are lacking any liberal arts courses that are necessary for licensure and if you possess the necessary course work in your teaching major. Minor deficiencies must be made up before you are recommended for licensure in your teaching area. For more information, see Graduate Audits.