Secondary Education Program Checklist

All Secondary Education students must complete the following (preferably in this order).  If you have not completed on schedule one of the items on the list, please see your advisor or someone in the Education Department ASAP.

• Take ED212 Introduction to Education

• Take ED236 Educational Psychology

• Take Sophomore Practicum

• Take Exceptional Adolescent

• Pass PPST with minimum state licensing scores*

• Apply to the Education program and interview**

• Take ED311 Early Adolescent Curriculum & Methodology

• Take ED 320 Instructional & Management Strategies

• Take ED 410 Secondary Methods

• Apply to student teach

• Make sure GPA stays above 2.5

• Take EDJ395 Multicultural Practicum J-term

• Take Praxis II Test(s) including all subject tests for your major and other licensing areas

• Take ED440 Topics and Problems

• Do Student Teaching ED460

*PPST passing scores:  Reading 176, Writing 172, Math 175

**Note:  To be accepted to the program, students must apply, write an essay, get recommendations, interview, pass the three sections of the PPST, and have at least a 2.5 GPA in both major program course work and all college course work.

Students must be accepted into the program before being allowed to take junior level methods courses.  The student teaching placement process is begun one year before actual student teaching takes place.