Secondary Education Certification Preparation

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

Suggested sequence of required courses:

First year:

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

Sophomore year:

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

Junior year:

SPED 350Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

PSED 420: (2.8 QPA required)

and one content methods course from the list below:

PSED 406Teaching of English in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

PSED 416Teaching of Foreign Language

3 credits

PSED 436Teaching of Mathematics in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

PSED 446Teaching of Science in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

PSED 458Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

Senior year

First semester:

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 421: (2.8 QPA and department screening required)

Second semester:

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

XXX 499Student Teaching Internship

Student Teaching Internship: (This course must be taken while student teaching). It is taken with the appropriate rubric related to the content area of the certification program: BIOL, CHEM, MATH, PHYS, FLNG, ENGL, HIST.