College of Education - Undergraduate

Undergraduate Secondary Education Major

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Faculty

Secondary certification allows the candidate to teach in these major and minor subject areas, grades 6-12.

Candidates select from:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts majors:
Liberal Arts minors:
Science majors:
Science minors:

Padnos College of Engineering

Minor:

Seidman College of Business:

Minor:

Steps to declaring secondary education majors and minor


Program Requirements 

In addition to a teachable major and minor, candidates must complete the education major sequence:

Secondary Education Major Program - Secondary Certification. New exciting changes are coming to the Teacher Education major/professional program. To see which program is best for you...click here.

Requirements for the Secondary Education Major Program - Secondary Certification:

Candidates must complete the following 39 credit education major. At least one field semester must be done in a multicultural setting.

Prior to admission to Teacher Education:

EDF 315 Diverse Perspectives on Education - Credits 3
PSY 301 Child Development - Credits 3
EDI 337 Introduction to Learning and Assessment - Credits 3

Teacher Assisting semester:

EDF 310 Organizing and Managing Classroom Environments - Credits 3
EDR 321 Content Area Literacy - Credits 3
EDI 331 Methods and Strategies of Secondary Teaching - Credits 5

The next two courses may be taken during OR after Teacher Assisting, but must be taken prior to Student Teaching:

EDT 370 Technology in Education - Credits 3
EDS 379 Universal Design for Learning: Secondary - Credits 3

Student Teaching semester:

EDI 431 Student Teaching, Secondary - Credits 8
EDI 432 Student Teaching, Secondary Content Practicum - Credits 2
EDF 485 The Context of Educational Issues - Credits 3
(may be taken after EDI 431, but before certification).



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