SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Professional Education

The equivalent of a 3 semester hour course on the psychology, identification and methods of teaching the exceptional student, including the learning disabled, is included in the complete course sequence for secondary education candidates.

Middle School Endorsement Option

All secondary certification candidates wishing to teach subject specific grades 6-8 must complete Teaching and Learning in the Middle School (Educ 260). Coursework on early adolescent development is included in Educational Studies 255 and 260. Candidates wishing to student teach in grades 6-8 should take Educ 260 prior to student teaching, but not concurrent with Educational Studies 360 or 362.

Disciplinary Concentration

History majors who are also teacher education candidates require a prescribed set of courses to insure adequate preparation to meet ISBE core Social Science standards and to teach expected content of high school courses. The courses required in history, economics, psychology, and political science have been carefully selected to give candidates the breadth and depth necessary for teaching the social sciences and history at the secondary level. The history courses in particular are intended to provide a solid grounding in U.S. and European history; insure familiarity with non-western history; treat issues of race, class and gender; increase awareness of the pluralism of our society and in the classroom and involve students in the actual process of researching and writing history.  Consult with an advisor in History in order to tailor a program suited to your academic needs.

 
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