Teacher Education Program
Degrees, Majors & Areas of Certification:
Academic Majors with Initial Certification, Grades 9-12, K-12
| B.A., B.S. or B.M. degree | Certification Requirement Guidesheets (PDF) General Education for Content Area Certification |
Certification in secondary education consists of the completion of an academic major in which initial certification is sought and the completion of professional education requirements. A second area of certification is suggested.
| Initial Certification Opportunities (PDF Catalog links) | Certification Requirement Guidesheets (PDF) |
| • K-12 Art Education (p. 110) | Art Education (K - 12) |
| • Biology with 9-12 certification (p. 133) | Biology (9 - 12) |
| • 9-12 Chemistry Education (p. 136) | Chemistry (9 - 12) |
| • English with 9-12 certification (p. 116) | English (9 - 12) |
| • Mathematics with 9-12 certification (p. 138) | Mathematics (9 - 12) |
| • K-12 Music Education: | Instrumental | Vocal (K - 12) |
| • K-12 or 9-12 Physical Education (p. 96) | Physical Education (K - 12) |
| • Speech Communication and Theatre with 9-12 certification (p. 114) | Speech & Theatre (9 - 12) |
| • 9-12 Social Science Education, (pp. 104-105) | Social Science (9 - 12) |
Note: 9-12 Unified Science (p. 136) is not an independent major by itself but see the majors in Unified Science-Biology and / or Unified Science-Chemistry, below.
| Unified Science (Biology) Unified Science (Chemistry) |
| Second Areas of Certification (PDF Catalog links) | Certification Requirement Guidesheets (PDF) |
| • K-12 or 9-12 Health (pp. 97-98) | Health (K - 12) |
| • Middle School Certification (pp. 93-94) | Same area as initial certification. |
| • Language Arts (5-9) • Mathematics (5-9) • Science (5-9) • Social Science (5-9) • Speech (5-9) |
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| • Music Education (K-12), Second Field (pp. 122-23) | Instrumental or Vocal |
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