Secondary Education Minor

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Clemmer College of Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

General Program Information

Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education
P319 Warf-Pickel Hall
PO Box 70685
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-7626 | Fax: 423-439-7560
www.etsu.edu/coe/

Accredited by NCATE – The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education

Program Coordinator: Dr. Norma Hogan
e-mail: macraen@etsu.edu
Phone: (423) 439-8372

The Secondary Education Minor is required for students seeking licensure in the secondary and K-12 teaching fields listed below. Completion of the minor and CUAI 4580 – Residency II (12 hours) will meet the professional education requirements for licensure. To qualify for licensure, students must also complete specific courses in their teaching field(s). Students must come to Warf-Pickel Hall, room 321, during their first semester in the program to start a file and subsequently must complete all admission and progression requirements for teacher education.

Graduate Study – Individuals already holding a bachelor’s degree in a secondary or K-12 teaching field and desiring initial licensure should apply to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. Individuals with initial teaching licensure and desiring advanced study should apply to the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Secondary Education.

Secondary Education Minor Requirements: 24 Credit Hours

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours of which at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

Required courses for all students: 17 Credit Hours

EDFN 2100 - Orientation to the Profession of Education (1 credit)
EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2 credits)
EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3 credits)
EDFN 3310 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
MEDA 3570 - Educational Technology (2 credits)
READ 4437 - Reading Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools (3 credits)

Additional Required Methods Courses: 7 Credit Hours

For students majoring in Art, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, French, German, Spanish, English, History, Economics, Political Science, Mathematics, Earth Science, Speech, and Theatre.

CUAI 4416 - Residency I: Middle and Secondary School Curriculum, Instructional Methods, and Assessment (2 credit hours)
CUAI 4426 - Residency I: Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology Field Experience (1 credit)
CUAI 4571 - Pre-Residency: Classroom and Instructional Management in Middle and Secondary Schools (1 credit hour)
And one of the following, as appropriate to the teaching major:
ARTA 4419 - Residency I: Teaching Art in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3 credits)
ENGL 4417 - Residency I: Teaching English in Middle and High Schools (3 credits)
HIST 4417 - Residency I: Methods of Teaching History (3 credits) (also for economics, political science, and geography)
LANG 4417 - Residency I: Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (3 credits)
MATH 4417 - Residency I: Teaching of Secondary Mathematics (3 credits)
SCED 4417 - Residency I: Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (3 credits)
SPCH 4417 - Teaching Secondary Speech and Theatre (3 credits)

Teaching Content Area

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