Major Requirements
View the 2022-2023 Academic Catalog to find course titles, numbers and descriptions.
Students interested in Secondary Teacher Licensure (grades 5-8, 8-12 or 5-12) complete a major in a discipline of study and a second major in secondary education. Subject area majors leading to teacher licensure at the secondary level are: art, biology, chemistry, English literature, history, mathematics and Spanish.
Four-Year Sequence for Secondary Education
First Year
- EDUC1111 The Great American Experiment (SA) (SS) (SJ)
- PSYCH2403 Adolescent Development (SA) (SS)
Second Year
- EDUC2311 Learning, Teaching and the Secondary Curriculum
- EDUC2312 Teaching All Students, Grades 5-12*
Third Year
- EDUC3311 Managing the Classroom Learning Environment*
- EDUC3300 Sheltered English Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners**
English Majors:
- EDUC3318 English Language Arts Instructional Methods Grades 5-12
History Majors:
- EDUC3315 Social Studies Methods: Grades 3-12
Mathematics Majors:
- EDUC3313 Mathematics for Middle School/High School
Modern Language Majors:
- EDUC4178 Modern Language Curriculum
Science Majors:
- EDUC3314 Explorations in Science & Engineering: Grades 5-12
Fourth Year
- EDUC4467 Student Teaching Practicum
- EDUC4468 Student Teaching Capstone Seminar
* Includes pre-practicum field-based experience
** May enroll junior year