Requirements for Certification in Adolescent Education
The adolescent certification program consists of a major in adolescent biology, adolescent chemistry*, adolescent English, adolescent mathematics, or adolescent social studies. In addition, students take 36 hours of course work in education, all of which includes information on teaching students from diverse backgrounds.* In addition, students must meet the state requirement for foreign language study.
*Two 300 Level Field Periods at the secondary level are required.
Requirements for 7-12 Education Certification
Required Courses
36 credits
| EDU-002 | Mandated Reporting Workshop | 0 |
| EDU-003 | Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| EDU-105 | Introduction to Education † | 3 |
| EDU-210 | Educating Students At Risk † | 2 |
| EDU-211 | Societal Perspectives/Special Education † | 3 |
| EDU-306 | Assessment in Inclusive School | 3 |
| EDU-307 | Philosophical Foundations of Education † | 2 |
| EDU-321 | Adolescent Integrative Methods/Classroom | 4 |
| EDU-355 | Educational Psychology † | 3 |
| EDU-357 | Adolescent Literacy I | 3 |
| EDU-358 | Adolescent Literacy II | 3 |
| EDU-410 | Professional Management Issues | 2 |
| EDU-411 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDU-452 | Student Teaching Adolescent Education | 11 |
Liberal Arts Courses
12 credits
| EDU-392 | Special Education Field Period | 3 |
| PSY-123 | Intro Human Development † * | 3 |
| PSY-238 | Adolescence † | 3 |
| XXX-101 | Foreign Language | 3 |
PSY-123: Meets College general education requirement.