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Courses in the Department of Educational Leadership are designed to meet the professional needs of students planning to teach. Persons preparing to teach in the secondary school must earn a major in an endorsable teaching field, complete appropriate general education requirements, and minor in Secondary Education.  The Secondary Education minor is offered through this department.   A non-teaching minor in Education is also offered.

Academic Advising:

Students planning to teach a particular subject at either the high school or junior high school level must have two advisors - one in the academic major (the subject area in which students are preparing to teach) and a professional education minor advisor (an advisor for the professional education courses).

Minor in Secondary Education - Effective Through Summer 2005

Students seeking a minor in Secondary Education must complete the following courses:

FOED 1110

Education as a Profession

3 hours
FOED 2110 Educational Psychology 3 hours*
SPED 3010 Survey of the Exceptional Child 3 hours*
YOED 3050 Analysis of Effective Teaching - A grade of C or better required to proceed to YOED 3100                                                 3 hours  
YOED 3100 Methods and Strategies of Teaching 3 hours ***
SPSE 3220 Technology in Teaching 3 hours
YOED 4000 Managing the Classroom for Instruction 3 hours*
READ 4460 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas 3 hours**
YOED 4110 Directed Teaching, Grades 7-12 12 hours

* Field Experience Required   

** READ 3340, Teaching Reading in the Secondary School (3 semester hours), is required of English majors in lieu of READ 4460.

*** Not required for majors/certification Music, Art, Agricultural Education, Health Education, Physical Education, Home Economics Education, Industrial Studies, Business Education

Minor in Secondary Education - Effective Fall 2005

FOED 1110

Education as a Profession

3 hours
FOED 2110 Educational Psychology 3 hours*
SPED 3010 Survey of the Exceptional Child 3 hours*
YOED 3500 Instructional Design for Critical Thinking 3 hours* 
SPSE 3220 Technology in Teaching 3 hours
YOED 4000 Managing the Classroom for Instruction (YOED 4000 and 4110/5110 must be taken concurrently) 3 hours*
READ 4460 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas 3 hours**
YOED 4110 Directed Teaching, Grades 7-12 9-12 hours

Please see the Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions.

 * Field Experience Required  

** READ 3340, Teaching Reading in the Secondary School (3 semester hours), is required of English majors in lieu of READ 4460.

Post-Baccalaureate Students:

The post-baccalaureate teacher education program is designed for individuals who have completed baccalaureate degrees but who did not complete teacher preparation. Post-baccalaureate students seeking licensure should contact the Teacher Licensure Office to have coursework requirements determined.

Testing Dates for the NTE and PPST

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