All practitioner candidates must successfully complete the following distribution requirements.

General Education Requirements for Secondary Licensure 

  1. One (1) course in American history or American government, 3 or 4 credit, or AP credit if awarded college credit.
  2. One (1) course in mathematics, 3 or 4 credit, or AP credit if awarded college credit.
  3. Course work in both biological and physical sciences. This requirement may be met by one of the following:
    • one (1) course in biology and one (1) course in chemistry, physics, or geology; or
    • one (1) course in environmental science (approved by Education Department) and one (1) course in physical science; or
    • ANT-104, plus one (1) course in physical science; or
    • PSY-113, plus one (1) course in physical science; or
    • SOC-260, plus one (1) course in physical science.
  4. One (1) course in Humanities
  5. Freshman Tutorial, its equivalent or a designated writing course.

Teacher Education Program Core Courses Required for Licensure

  • EDU 101: Education Principles in a Pluralistic Society 
  • EDU 2xx: One course at the 210-217 series
  • EDU 221: Educational Psychology 
  • EDU 250: Differentiating Instruction for All Learners 
  • EDU 340: Research, Methods in Teaching the Young Adult
  • EDU 341-346: Discipline Specific Methods

For all secondary licensure, at least one subject area endorsement is required.  There are specific requirements for each endorsement that may differ from the requirements for a major. Some areas may require a course that is offered only every other year or as a special independent course, so careful planning is imperative. Consult with an education department faculty member for assistance in planning. Listed below are the endorsement requirements for each department. 

ESL Science - General Science
English - Language Arts Science - Physical Science
Foreign Language - French Science - Physics
Foreign Language - German Social Science - American Government
Foreign Language - Latin Social Science - American History
Foreign Language - Russian Social Science - Anthropology
Foreign Language - Spanish Social Science - Economics
Mathematics Social Science - Psychology
Science - Biology Social Science - Sociology
Science - Chemistry Social Science - World History