Undergraduate Programs
All-Grade Licensure Programs
Students pursuing an all-grades license must be students in good standing in either HPER or Herron, and must meet both the degree requirements of the relevant school and the School of Education requirements for licensure.
General Education
Students must complete the program of general education outlined by the relevant school (HPER or Herron).
Teaching Areas
Physical Education
Physical Education students pursuing a teaching license are encouraged to contact the School of Physical Education Tourism Management for a current list of requirements in the teaching area.
Visual Arts
Students wishing to become certified to teach in public schools may pursue either a Bachelor of Art Education or certification within the Master of Art Education at Herron. The Art Education Program of the Herron School of Art is offered in conjunction with the School of Education.
Students are encouraged to consult the Herron School of Art for more information.
Dual Licensure Programs
Students who wish to be licensed in an additional area can take designated course work to earn a dual license. These dual licensure programs are only available to students obtaining their initial teaching license. The additional content area will be applicable to the developmental levels of the initial license. Programs are available at the graduate level for licensed teachers who seek to add other certification areas to their licenses.
Students apply to a dual program when completing the application to Teacher Education. However, some of the course work for certain programs may be completed prior to entering the Teacher Education program. See an advisor in the School of Education for details. A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required for each dual licensure area.
Students will student teach in their dual licensure area during the second student teaching experience. They will register for the appropriate 8 credit-hour practicum in place of one of the traditional student teaching expereinces for their initial program. See an advisor in the School of Education for information.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Dual Program (27 cr.)
The ESL dual program preprares a teacher to meet the needs of students who are larning to speak English in the school classroom or pull-out prograsm. Students must apply and be accepted to the ESL program and maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 in the program. The license will be issued at the developmental levels of the students’ intial teaching license.
Two semesters of college-level foreign language course taken as part of the intial teacher education program
- EDUC 341/M306 Methods of Teaching Reading II (elementary Block III) (4 cr.) or
- EDUC M469/M303 Content Area Literacy (secondary/all-grade programs) (4 cr.)
- EDUC M470 Student Teaching—8 weeks (8 cr.)
Additional Coursework
- ENG G205 Introduction to English Language (3 cr.) or ENG G432 Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.)
- ENG L442 ESL Methods I—Introduction to Issues (3 cr.)
- EDUC X470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading (3cr.) or EDUC X401 Critical Reading in the Content Areas (3 cr.) recommended for secondary students)
- ENG G441 Material Preparation for ESL Instruction (3cr.) or EDUC L436 Methods and Materials for ESL (3 cr.)
- EDUC L441 Bilingual Education (3 cr.)
READING Dual Program (12-31 cr.)
The holder of the reading minor is eligible to be a reading teacher at the level of the certification to which it is attached. Students must apply and be accepted to the program and maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 in the program.
Required courses—Elementary Majors
Courses taken as part of the inital program
- EDUC E340 Methods of Teaching Reading I (3 cr.)
- EDUC M304 Field Experience (1 cr.)
- EDUC E341 Methods of Teaching Reading II (3 cr.)
- EDUC M306 Field Experience (1 cr.)
- EDUC E449 Tradebooks in the Classroom (3 cr.)
- EDUC X425 Student Teaching in Reading (Block 4) (8 cr.)
- Advanced Literacy Courses
- EDUC L400 Instructional Issues in Language Education (3 cr.)
- EDUC X470 Psycholinguistics for Reading Teachers (3 cr.)
- EDUC L441 Bilingual Education: Intoduction (3 cr.) or EDUC G432 Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.)
Elective (select one)
- ANTH L300 Language and Culture (3 cr.)
- ANTH L401 Language, Power, and Gender (3 cr.)
- ENG G301 History of the English Language (3 cr.)
- ENG W400 Issues in Teaching Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG W412 Literacy and Technology (3 cr.)
- EDUC F401 Integrating the Arts and Literacy (3 cr.)
- Required Courses—Secondary and All-grade Majors (18-30 cr.):
- Courses taken as part of the inital program
- EDUC M469 Content Area Literacy (3 cr.)
- EDUC M303 Field Experience (1 cr.)
- EDUC X425 Practicum in Reading (8 cr.)
Advanced Literacy Courses
- EDUC L400 Instructional Issues in Language Education (3cr.)
- EDUC X401 Critical Reading in the Content Area (3 cr.)
- EDUC X470 Psycholinguistics for Reading Teachers (3 cr.) or an advisor-approved linguistics course
- EDUC X400 Diagnostic Teaching of Reading in the Classroom (3 cr.)
- EDUC X460 Books for Reading Instruction (Adolescent Literature) (3 cr.)
Elective (3 credit hours)
- ANTH L300 Language and Culture (3 cr.)
- ANTH L401 Language, Power, and Gender (3 cr.)
- ENG G301 History of the English Language (3 cr.)
- ENG W400 Issues in Teaching Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG W412 Literacy and Technology (3 cr.)
- HER R411 Integrating the Arts and Literacy (3 cr.)
Special Education Dual Program (Mild Intervention)
This undergraduate program offers offers licensure in both general education (elementary or secondary) and special education certification in Mild Intervention. Mild Intervention certification replaces licensure in the areas of learning disabilities, mild cognitive disabilities, and emotional disabilities in the state of Indiana. This program is not available for all-grade majors.
Students will be licensed in two developmental areas based on their initial program. Students must enroll in either the full-time or part-time Learning to Teach/Teaching to Learn program. Students may only start this program during the fall semester. The program is designed to enable students to complete field experiences as part of their elementary or secondary education program. Special education seminars are offered one evening each week and twice a week in the summer so they do not conflict with the block courses. Students are required to take one of the following 3 credit seminars each semester while completing this program:
Required:
Seminar 1: EDUC Families School and Society (3 cr.)
Seminar 2: EDUC K453 Classroom Management and Behavior Support (3 cr.)
Seminar 3: EDUC K465 Collaboration and Service Delivery (3 cr.)
Seminar 4: EDUC K420 Assistive Technology (3 cr.)
Seminar 5: EDUC K426 Assessment and Instruction I (3 cr.)
Seminar 6: EDUC K441Transition Across the Lifespan (3 cr.)
Practicum: EDUC K495 (8 cr.) (Taken during student teaching semester)