OPTIONS 1, 2, AND 3 REQUIRE admission to the Graduate School, admission to the Teacher Education program in the College of Education, 9 hours of prerequisite undergraduate courses, and 12 hours of graduate Curriculum and Instruction (CUIN) courses.

 

Option 3 requires 6 hours of student teaching and 60 content area observation hours.  All course work requirements must be completed before candidates can register for student teaching.

 

Students must register for 6 hours (one fall or spring semester) through the Teacher Education Program.

 

       Fall Semester or Spring Semester

      CUIN 4826 Student Teaching Secondary

     

Subject Area Observation Hours Requirements

      60 observation hours in the secondary classroom
     Observation hours must be in discipline area seeking certification
     Observation hours must be completed before candidates can complete their internship or student teaching
 

For admission to the Teacher Education Program, candidates must fulfill the following requirements.

      Must be admitted to the Graduate School;
      Must have passing scores on the TASP - Reading 260, Writing 220, Math 230;
      Must complete and submit the Teacher Education Admission Packet;
      Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA

The Nine Prerequiste Undergraduate Courses must be in these areas.

      Computer Education (3 hours)

      Speech Communication (3 hours)

      Reading Methods (3 hours)

Twelve Hours of Curriculum and Instruction (CUIN) Courses

 

      Fall Semester or Summer I

      CUIN 5003 Foundations of Secondary Schools

      CUIN 5013 Developmental Characteristics of Secondary School Youth

 

       Spring Semester or Summer II

 

       CUIN 5023 Strategies for Planning and Assessing Instruction
       CUIN 5033 Research-Based Methods for Classroom Instruction and Management