Secondary School Certification Preparation, MA Grades 9-12
48-51 credit hours
Students wishing to be certified in secondary education must select one of the following content areas in which to specialize: math, biology, chemistry, unified science-biology, unified science-chemistry, speech-theatre, English, history (social science), engineering and technology, business education, or business education with marketing emphasis.
Requirements
Core MAT Curriculum
One of the following:
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51010 | Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers | 3 |
One of the following:
Core Secondary Certification Curriculum
| EDU 50000 | Foundations of K-12 Education | 3 |
| EDU 50200 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 50700 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 51500-51503 | Teacher Education Seminar I | 0- 3 |
| EDU 52110 | Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 53500-53599 | Secondary Methods of Teaching | 3 |
| EDU 54100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 54310 | Middle School/ High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 58404 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| EDU 60599 | Field Experience, Student Teaching (12) | 12 |
Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated; (2) EDU 60599 will only count toward hours in the MAT program; (3) Content area coursework required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must also be met for middle and secondary education.