Coordinator of Undergraduate Secondary, K-12, and Vocational Education, Dr. Maidon

All students seeking licensure as secondary, K-12, or vocational education teachers, are required to take Art 131, Music 131, or Drama 131 which will meet the general education requirement for the fine arts area.  They must also complete two mathematics courses as designated by the major.  CIS 125, Introduction to Computers, is strongly recommended as a substitute for one mathematics course.  Additional courses are required as part of the general education requirements and two laboratory science courses, Religion 101 and a religion elective, Exercise Science 185 and 111 or 112.

Professional Education Sequence:

Students desiring licensure in a secondary teaching area (9-12), Spanish or French (k-12), music (Kk-12), physical education (K-12) or Family and Consumer Sciences (7-12) education must meet all the admission criteria of the Teacher Education Program and complete the following courses: Psychology 222; the following Education courses:

and the pertinent subject area methods course, (offered in the spring semester of the senior year as block courses prior to student teaching).

*Family and consumer Sciences, music and physical education majors typically take the equivalent field experiences within the major.

Licensure Requirements for Secondary,K-12,
 and Vocational Education Majors

Biology (9-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1322)
Discipline coordinator for Biology Education, Dr. Metz
A minimum of thirty-five semester hours including Biology 111, 202, 203, 205, 327 or 542, 342, and 430 or 437; Mathematics 112 or 122, and 160; Chemistry 111, 113, and 227; Physics 221 and222; Science Education 453; and the professional education sequence.

English (9-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1305)
Discipline coordinator for English Education, Dr. McKinley
English 101 and 102; 201, 202, 203, and 204; 302 and 303; 407 or 415; 408 or 416, 417; 409 or 411; 410; 453; at least three of the following survey courses: 401, 403,404, 405, and 406; and the professional education sequence.

French (K-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1325)
Discipline coordinator for Foreign languages Education, Dr. Steegar
French 201, 202, 221, 222, 231, 232, 250, 300, 301, 340 or 350, 360, 400, 453; four French electives above the 300 level; and the professional education sequence.

Family and Consumer Sciences (7-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1308)
Discipline Coordinator for Family and Consumer Sciences, Dr. Nery
FCSI 111, 112, 213, 22, 300, 332, 334, 336,3341, 365, 401, 445, and 448; and the professional education sequence.

Mathematics (9-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1311)
Discipline coordinator for Mathematics Education, Mrs. Walker
Twenty-nine semester semester hours in mathematics above the 200-level including courses in linear algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, modern algebra, and computer science.  It is recommended that eight semester hours of physics or chemistry be completed as well.

Music Education (K-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1312)
Discipline coordinator for Music Education, Dr. Whitley
All music majors require Music 101, 102, 103, 104, 132, 133, 201, 202, 203, 204, 221, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 331, 332, 432, and 453. Music Education (vocal-keyboard) includes the following in addition to the above: Music 222,421, and 422; Half-recital the senior year; and the professional education sequence.  Music Education (instrumental) includes the following, in addition to the above: Music 323, 401, 423; minor applied instrument (wind); Half-recital the senior year; and the professional education sequence. Wind majors must enroll in an applied wind instrument opposite of the family of their major instrument.  Percussion majors must enroll in an applied woodwind and brass instrument, substituting for percussion methods.

Physical Education (K-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1314)
Discipline coordinator for Physical Education, Dr. Woolard
Exercise Science (EXER) 131, 132, 201, 202, 311, 331, 336, 338, 339, 340, 425, 426, 431, and 432; and the professional education sequence.

Social Science (9-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1317)
Discipline coordinator for Social Studies Education, Dr. Martin
For social studies certification, history or government must be selected as the concentration area and a total of twenty-four semester hours of credit in the chosen discipline must be completed.  Core requirements for both concentration areas include the completion of six semester hours from each of the following: economics, sociology, and geography.  History 111,112,221,222,453, and the professional education sequence must also be completed.  In addition, for a history concentration, six semester hours must be completed from 200 and 400-level courses in one of the following three areas: U.S. history, European history, Third World history; six semester hours of upper-level history electives; and six semester hours in government. In addition to the core courses listed above for both concentration areas, the government concentration requires Government 229, 230, three government electives, and three additional government electives, at least one each, from three of the following four groups of courses:

(1) Government 336, 337, 338, or 340 (2) Government 341, 342, 343, 345, or 448 (3) Government 443, 445, 446 or 447 and (4) Government 449 or 450.

Spanish (K-12 Licensure) (CIP 13.1330)
Discipline coordinator for Foreign languages Education, Dr. Steegar
Spanish 201, 202, 221, 222, 231, 232, 241, 242, 250, 331, 341, 400, 453; two Spanish electives above the 300 level; and the professional education sequence.

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