Middle School Education Grades 4-8 [Science] (Practitioner Teacher Certification)

Program Admission

Candidates must have a non-educational baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited university and hold a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5.  Candidates must show proof of employment for the upcoming academic year in the area in which certification is being sought.

Requirements

• EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multicultural and Special Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 312 - Principles of Teaching and Instructional Processes in Secondary School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 324 - Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 330 - Methods of Teaching in the Middle School (Grades 5-8) (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 412 - Secondary Classroom Management and Field Experience (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 485M - Internship Non-Master’s Alternative Certification (Lab. 12, Cr. 3)  (Must be repeated to accrue 6 credit hours)
• EDUC 499 - Entrance into the Non-Master’s Alternative Program
• PSYC 261 - Adolescent Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Notes

• Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the certificate.
• Coursework in the practitioner program is divided into three portals with a specific course sequence corresponding to the mandatory three-semester requirement for program completion.
• Prescriptive Plan (if necessary) - 6 hours:  Candidates who have identified problems as indicated by either their college supervisor or mentor teacher will be required to enroll in and satisfactorily complete an individualized prescriptive plan as determined by these deficiencies.