Secondary Education, Post Baccalaureate (non-degree)

For students seeking first time licensure, a completed baccalaureate degree in one of the following majors: Biology, Chemistry, Communications (Speech), Earth Science, English, French, Geography, German, History, Mathematics, Physics, Social Science, Spanish, Theatre Arts. Students will have their transcripts evaluated for major content; additional content classes may be required. The program includes a combination of on-campus and extended studies courses.

Admission requirements

All applicants wishing to count licensure hours toward a Master of Arts degree in any area must apply to the Graduate School for admission into the MA or MAT degree program at the same time he or she applies to the Post-Baccalaureate Licensure program in Secondary Education.

Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA for admission in the last 60 credit hours of course work.

Different areas may have various content courses GPA requirements. An interview with an appropriate content advisor is required.

Required PTEP Core Credits — 27 hours

EDF 500 Conceptions of Schooling (3)

EDFE 125 Admission to PTEP Application, Post baccalaureate (0) Includes proof of oral and written proficiency.

EDFE 130 Student Teaching Application (0)

EDFE 554 Secondary Practicum

EDFE 555 Supervised Student Teaching (9)

EDRD 523 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)

EDSE 509 Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities (3)

ET 501 Introduction to Applications of Educational Technology (3)

PSY 500 Educational Psychology for Teachers (3)

One of the following Content methods courses or sequences:

EED 341 Methods and Materials for Teaching Language and Composition in the Secondary School (3)

or

EED 541 Methods and Materials for Teaching Language and Composition in the Secondary School (3)

and

EED 402 Methods for Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools (3)

or

EED 502 Methods for Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools (3)

or

FL 341 Methods of Teaching in the Secondary School (3)

or

SOSC 341 Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3)

and one of the following:

GEOG 410 Teaching Geography in Secondary Curriculum (1)

HIST 400 Teaching History in the Secondary Curriculum (1)

or

MED 441 Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3)

or

SCED 441 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Science (3)

or

THEA 385 Methods of Teaching Drama (3)

For Post–Baccalaureate and Post–Master’s Licensure Programs