Secondary Education Major (B.S.E.)

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The secondary education major is a Class B teacher certification program. Students in this major must choose a content area and take all required courses to meet state certification qualifications. Students also have the option of pursuing a second major. All electives must be directed by the advisor.

Required Courses

General Education - Univ Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

Click here to view the General Education - University Core Curriculum requirements.

General Education - Distribution Areas: 23-27 Credits

General Education Requirements vary depending on the chosen content area, as noted below. If no course is specified, students are free to choose from the standard General Education options:

Natural and Computational Sciences (8)

Content Area: Biology - Take CHEM 108 , CHEM 109 , and PHYS 101 (8)
Content Area: Social Studies - Take GEOG 150 (4) plus one additional lab science from the Gen Ed list (4)
All others: Choose two courses from the Gen Ed List (8)

Social Sciences (4-8)

Content Area: English - Take JMC 200 (4)
Content Area: Social Studies - Take ECON 201 (4) & POLS 200 (4)
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List (4)

Mathematics (4)

Content Area: Mathematics - Take MATH 210 (4) or MATH 370 (4), if approved
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List (4)

Fine Arts (3)

All Content Areas: SOA 200 (3)

Humanities (4)

Content Area: English - Take ENGL 205 (4)
Content Area: History or Social Studies: Choose one course from the following:
CLAS 200 , ENGL 205 , IDHU 201 , INTL 360 , PHIL 230 , PHIL 241 , PHIL 200 , RELG 200 , RELG 221
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List

Secondary Education Major (BSE): 34 Credits

Professional Courses: 8 Credits

*These are the only courses that can be taken prior to unconditional admittance.

Education Core: 11 Credits

(formal admission required first)

Content Area Core: 3 Credits

(choose one of the following pedagogy courses based on the chosen content area)

Student Teaching/Internships: 12 Credits

Required State-Approved Content Classes: 32-44 Credits

(as determined by content area; credits hours subject to change)

Content Area: Complete all required courses in one of the following content areas:
Biology, English, French, German, History, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish
OR
Directed Electives: Required content classes/electives, as directed by an Education Advisor. Electives are for state certification requirements.

General Electives: 1-7 Credits

General Elective Credits will vary depending on the chosen content area; credits subject to change.

Total Required Credits: 128

GPA NOTE: A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required.
NOTE: This program is under review and subject to change.