The Licensure minor in secondary professional education requires 31 hours:

EDU 102LExploring School Communities2
EDU 201Educational Policy and Practice3
EDU 307Instructional Design, Assessment, and Technology3
EDU 311Learning and Cognitive Science3
EDU 309LIntroduction to Secondary Education2
One content pedagogy course:3
Teaching Secondary English
Teaching Secondary Mathematics
Teaching Secondary Social Studies
Teaching Secondary Science
EDU 364LField Lab IV9
EDU 365Professional Development Seminars3
EDU 395Teaching Diverse Learners3
Select a major in one of the following secondary license areas:

Exit Requirements

Graduation requirements for professional licensure candidates include: (1) have a minimum grade of C in each course attempted in education, (2) maintain at least a 2.7 GPA while enrolled in the Teacher Education Program, and (3) submit qualifying scores on the appropriate edTPA performance-based, subject-specific assessment. Additional requirements for candidates to be recommended for professional licensure include passing all appropriate state-required standardized tests.

English Content Requirements

33 hours, including:

ENG 265British Literature before 18003
ENG 266British Literature 1800 to the Present3
or ENG 275 American Literature
ENG 290Foundations in Literary Criticism3
Select at least one 200-300 level writing or creative writing course
Select at least one 200-300 level course matching the following criteria:
Pre-1800 Literature
American Literature
Shakespeare
Multicultural or World Literature
Linguistics or Grammar
Poetry, Theatre/Drama, or Film

Mathematics Content Requirements

33 hours, including:

MTH 112Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4
MTH 113Multivariable Calculus4
MTH 117Discrete Mathematics4
MTH 121Linear Algebra I3
MTH 321Modern Algebra I3
MTH 331Geometry3
MTH 357Probability3
or STA 310 Probability
Select three other courses beyond MTH 113

Science Content Requirements

Licensure in the individual fields of science: biology (34 hours), chemistry (34.5-35.5 hours for BA), and physics (25 hours). All courses must be from the same courses required for majors in those fields.

Social Studies Content Requirements

30 hours, including:

History
Select six hours from European or World History6
Select six hours from U.S. History6
Select six hours from Nonwestern History6
Social Sciences
Select one course from Economics3
Select one course from Geography3
Select one course from Political Science3
Select one course from Anthropology or Sociology3