Department of Educational Leadership | Secondary Education

Secondary Education

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 Fall 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 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 License Office to have coursework requirements determined.