Secondary Education
Faculty
L. Lennex, R. Lockhart, S. Riegle
Professional education coursework is designed to prepare students to demonstrate competency on Kentucky's New Teacher Standards developed through the Education Professional Standards Board. Courses include planned opportunities for students to engage in field experiences to learn to provide for differentiated learning experiences in diverse learning environments.
Students wishing to pursue a teaching certificate in Secondary Education will be assigned an advisor in their respective major content area. Students need to be aware that general education requirements may differ by content area. For specific program requirements, students need to obtain an official program evaluation from their advisors or the content area department chairs (e.g., Department of English for inquiries about obtaining a secondary teaching certificate in English). General information about the Secondary Education TEPs may be obtained in 801 Ginger Hall in the Educational Services Unit (606-783-2065) or from the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary & Special Education (606-783-2598) or the departmental Web pages that contain copies of departmental checksheets for downloading and printing.
Requirements for Certification in Secondary Education
Professional Education Courses
EDF 207 — Foundations of Education |
3 |
EDF 211 — Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDF 311 — Learning Theories and Assessment in Education |
3 |
EDSE 312 — Educational Methods and Technology |
3 |
EDSE 483 — Classroom Organization and Management for Secondary Teachers |
3 |
EDSP 230 — Education of Exceptional Children |
3 |
Professional Semester |
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EDSE 416 — Clinical Practice |
12 |
Secondary education students admitted to the teacher education program will be required to demonstrate computer expertise prior to graduation. They may demonstrate this expertise by completing at least one of the following:
- CIS 101 — Computers for Learning, or
EDUC 222 — Computing Tools for Educators - CLEP Education (available in the University Testing Center)
- A computer workshop taken for college credit
Important: For information about secondary education certification, see the subject area in which certification is being sought — i.e., English.