Secondary Education Program (5-12 grade level)
Education Requirements:
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Biological Science elective 3 s.h.
- An equivalent field experience course with required documentation for 22 hours of field experience for no credit.
EDUC2420 Teacher Education Entry Seminar 1 s.h.
EDUC3100 Human Relations for Educators 3 s.h.
EDUC3520 General Secondary Methods and Content Reading 3 s.h.
EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Child and Adult 3 s.h.
EDUC3590 Educational Psychology and Measurement 3 s.h.
*EDUC3720 7-12 Secondary Education Internship 2 s.h.
EDUC4100 Legal, Ethical, and Pedagogical Responsibilities in Education 2 s.h.
EDUC4300 Secondary Classroom Management 3 s.h.
**EDUC4420 Secondary Student Teaching 14 s.h.
EDUC4600 Teacher Education Methods Seminar 1 s.h.
EDUC4700 Capstone Teacher Education Seminar 1 s.h.
HLTH2100 or HLTH2110 (ARC First Aid Card, including CPR will substitute for this requirement providing it is current at graduation.) 0-1 s.h.
PSYC2250 Developmental Psychology 3 s.h.
The appropriate methods course 3-5 s.h.
One three-hour course with an SCIE, PHYS, or CHEM prefix 3 s.h.
One college mathematics course 3 s.h.
One course in U.S. History or American Government 3 s.h.
EDUC1400 Introduction to Education 3 s.h.
EDUC1410 Field Experience: Exploration of Teaching 1 s.h. or
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*Majors in Art, Music, and Physical Education may substitute EDUC3710 K-6 Elementary Education Internship or EDUC3730 Combination K-6 and 7-12 Education Internship. Secondary subject-area majors with a 5-12 Mild/Moderate Special Education endorsement must enroll in EDUC3550 Mild/Moderate Special Education Practicum. Secondary candidates with more than one 5-12 teaching major should have an internship for each major to meet the pre-student teaching requirement of the state of Iowa for teaching majors.
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**Students with majors in Elementary Education and another teaching discipline who are seeking endorsements at both the elementary and secondary levels should substitute EDUC4450 Combination Student Teaching. Students with a concentration in 5-12 Mild/Moderate Special Education should substitute EDUC4470 Secondary and Mild/Moderate Student Teaching.
- Teaching Major Requirements
- All secondary education candidates must complete at least one teaching major. The University offers the following secondary teaching major endorsements (see the corresponding departmental section of the catalog for specific major requirements):
- Art (Studio)
- Basic Science
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communications
- English
- Health
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Second Teaching Fields:
- In addition to the teaching major, students may seek endorsements for the following second teaching fields:
- American History
- American Government
- Art
- Biological Science
- Chemistry
- Economics
- English/Language Arts
- General Science
- Health
- Mathematics
- Middle School
- Music
- Mild/Moderate Special Education
- Physics
- Physical Education
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Speech Communication/Theatre
- Sociology
- World History
- Secondary education students majoring in any teaching major, who desire Iowa Teacher Certification with endorsements in K-8 Mild/Moderate Special Education, 5-12 Mild/Moderate Special Education, must complete the Secondary Teacher Education Program and the appropriate concentration, substituting EDUC4300 Secondary Classroom Management for EDUC4200 Elementary Classroom Management.
