Description
Secondary Education
Students preparing to teach in secondary schools may complete the requirements for a teaching certificate in connection with their degree programs in the College of Liberal Arts & Education or the College of Engineering & Science.
The requirements for a secondary school teaching certificate include completion of a teaching major and teaching minor in an academic subject area appropriate to the secondary school and the professional education sequence. In most instances, the degree major constitutes the teaching major.
Students in the secondary teacher education program are assigned an Education advisor in the Education Department upon admission to the teacher certification program to plan the completion of the teaching major, the teaching minor and the education sequence of courses.
Teaching Majors and Minors
A teaching major consists of not less than 30 semester hours in a single discipline or 36 semester hours in a group of disciplines. A teaching minor consists of not less than 20 semester hours in a single discipline or not less than 24 semester hours in a group of disciplines. The department reserves the right to require specific courses in the major and minor.
The following teaching majors and minors are approved by the State Board of Education for Secondary Certification:
Majors:
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer Science
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Economics
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English
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History
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Integrated Science: Group or Comprehensive Major
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Mathematics
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Political Science
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Social Studies
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Emotionally Impaired/Behaviorally Disordered
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Learning Disabled
Minors:
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer Science
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Economics
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English
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History
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Mathematics
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Political Science
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Psychology
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Sociology
Degree Requirements
Teacher Certification Required Courses-Secondary
Note: Teacher education students are expected to have passed all of the Michigan Basic Skills tests (reading, mathematics and writing) within the first two semesters of enrollment in teacher education.
Students planning to become certified to teach in secondary schools must complete 35 semester credit hours in the following sequence of Education courses.
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| EDU 4000 | Introduction to Education (Must be completed within the first two semesters of enrollment in a Teacher Education Program) | | 3 |
| EDU 4320 | Psychology of Education (with Lab) (Pre or co-requisite: EDU 4000. Prerequisite for all methods courses: 4780, 4690, 4710, 4730, 4740) | | 3 |
| EDU 4200 | Philosophy of Education | | 3 |
| EDU 4400 | School and Society | | 3 |
| SED 4600 | Mainstreaming and Education of Exceptional Persons | | 3 |
| EDU 4590 | Instructional Technology | | 3 |
| EDU 4780 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (Prerequisite: EDU 4320. Must be admitted into Teacher Certification Program*) | | 3 |
| EDU 4690 | Secondary Methods | | 3 |
| One of the following: |
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| EDU 4710 | Secondary Mathematics Methods | | 3 |
| EDU 4730 | Secondary Social Studies Methods | | 3 |
| EDU 4740 | Secondary Communications Methods | | 3 |
| EDU 4750 | Secondary Science Methods | | 3 |
AND
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| EDU 4900* | Secondary Student Teaching | | 8 |
* See current Teacher Certification Handbook for requirements
Post Degree Certification
Post-degree is our "non-degree" route to teacher certification. Post-degree students may prepare for an elementary or secondary teaching certificate in the College of Liberal Arts & Education. Students pursuing post-degree secondary education are required to fulfill College of Liberal Arts and Education or College of Engineering and Science core-curriculum requirements, depending on the teaching major.
Students pursuing secondary education are required to have fulfilled the following general studies requirements:
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