Fall - 2007

SECOND AREA OF CERTIFICATION
Middle School with Secondary Education

Name:

Student #:
Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.

GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"

In addition to the certification requirements in Secondary Education, the following requirements must be met to complete a second area of certification in the same content area.
Middle School (Second Area of Certification)
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Semester/
Year
EDU 2463 Foundations of Middle School (F)
3
    
To enroll in 3000-4000 EDU courses:
 •  2.5 GPA overall and in the certificate subject area(s)
 •  Passing C-Base scores in all sections
 •  EDU pre-requisites met (EDU 2113, EDU 2131, EDU 2313)
 •  Teacher education file completed
EDU 4473 Psychology of the Middle School Student (F)
3
    
EDU 4493 Middle School Curriculum (S)
3
    
Students seeking a secondary education certificate with a second area of certification in Middle School for the same content area will take one Field Experience (observing / assisting) EDU 2141 in Middle School and one Field Experience Level 2 (EDU 3341) in secondary schools. (EDU 3341 must be taken concurrently with EDU 3333, Principles and Methods, and is required of secondary education majors).