Teaching, MA Secondary Education (Grades 9-12) Certification Preparation
41-45 credit hours
Students wishing to be certified in secondary education must select one of the following content areas in which to specialize: biological sciences, business education, chemistry, English/language arts, history (social science), or math.
Requirements
Major Coursework
38 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| EDT 50900 | Innovation Mindset | 3 |
| EDU 50000 | Foundations of K-12 Education | 3 |
| EDU 50410 | Human Growth, Development, and the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDU 50710 | Content Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51500 | Teacher Education Seminar I | 0-3 |
| EDU 52110 | Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 54310 | Middle School/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 57000 | Educational Research | 3 |
| EDU 58404 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| EDU 58700 | Reading and Writing across the Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 60599 | Field Experience, Student Teaching | 8-12 |
Secondary Methods Coursework
3 credit hours of content specialty area coursework from the following options:
| EDU 53530 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| EDU 53531 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 53534 | Secondary Methods of Teaching English | 3 |
| EDU 53535 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Social Sciences | 3 |
| EDU 53536 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Business Education | 3 |
Notes: (1) Content area coursework required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must also be met for middle and secondary education.