Secondary Licensure Program: Secondary Education Students
Students interested in Secondary Teacher Licensure (Middle School Grades 5-8 or High School Grades 8-12) will complete the subject area major requirements and required education courses. Subject area majors leading to teacher licensure are: biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics, Spanish, and studio art.
*Asterisk denotes Pre-practicum required
First Year
Fall
- EDUC 1111 Great American Experiment: Education for All in a Diverse Society (carries a Service Learning component) or
- PSYCH 1405 Adolescent Psychology
Spring
- EDUC 1111 Great American Experiment: Education for All in A Diverse Society (carries a Service Learning component) or
- PSYCH 1405 Adolescent Psychology
Second Year
Fall
- EDUC 2311 Secondary Curriculum, Assessment & Instructional Design for Diverse Learners I
Spring
- *EDUC 2312 Secondary Curriculum, Assessment & Instructional Design for Diverse Learners II
Third Year
Fall
- EDUC 3311 Secondary Methods: Classroom Management
- *Simmons College - Courses in Instructional Methods:
ο *GEDUC 472: Modern Foreign Language Curriculum at the High School or Middle School Level (required for Spanish majors)
ο *GEDUC 476: Science Curriculum at the High School or Middle School Level (required for science majors)
ο *GEDUC 478: Mathematics Curriculum at the High School or Middle School Level (required for mathematics majors)
Spring
- *ART 3501 Methods and Materials of Teaching Art (required for studio art majors)
- *EDUC 3315 Social Studies/History Instructional Methods, Grades 3-12 (required for history majors)
- EDUC 3318 English Language Arts Instructional Methods, Grades 6-12 (required for English majors)
Fourth Year
Fall or Spring
- EDUC 4467 Student Teaching Practicum
- EDUC 4468 Student Teaching Capstone Seminar
Students submit an Application to the Teacher Certification Program in the spring of sophomore year. Elementary education majors must take and pass the Communication and Literacy MTEL during freshman year as part of the application process.
Students must submit an Application to Student Teach no later than March 15 of their Junior year. Elementary education majors must take and pass the Foundations of Reading MTEL and the General Curriculum MTEL Multi Subject and Mathematics Sub-Tests prior to student teaching.
