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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Secondary Education
 


Levels

3000     4000


SECD 3140.  The Adolescent Learner.  (3)  Characteristics of the adolescent learner, including the impact on the classroom of physical, social, cognitive, moral, vocational, and affective developmental factors and multicultural issues.  Field-based activities include observation and tutoring in school and non-school settings; 15 hours of field experiences.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 3141.  Secondary Schools.  (3)  Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.  Overview of secondary education with emphasis on the foundational components and instructional programs appropriate for contemporary adolescents in American society.  Includes 15 hours of field experiences.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 3142.  Issues in Secondary Education.  (2)  Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.  Corequisites:  EDUC 4290 and a content methods course.  Integration of preservice education and academic concentration course work in a pre-student-teaching field experience.  Students choose from sections of the course that focus on a contextual issue of particular interest while working in a setting where the issue exists.  Students may take as many different Issues sections as their schedules permit.  Includes 30 hours of field experiences. (On demand) 

SECD 3800.  Individual Study in Secondary Education. (1-6)  Prerequisite: permission of the student’s advisor.  Independent study under the supervision of an appropriate faculty member.  May be repeated for credit.  (Fall, Spring, Summer) 

SECD 4441.  Student Teaching/Seminar: 9-12 Secondary Science.  (15)  Prerequisite: completion of all coursework and approval of an Application to Student Teaching.  A planned sequence of experiences in the student’s area of specialization conducted in an approved secondary school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher in which the student demonstrates the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in an appropriate grade-level setting.  Approximately 35-40 hours per week in an assigned school setting and 10-12 on-campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 4442.  Student Teaching/Seminar: 9-12 Secondary Mathematics.  (15) Prerequisite: completion of all coursework and approval of an Application to Student Teaching.  A planned sequence of experiences in the student’s area of specialization conducted in an approved secondary school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher in which the student demonstrates the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in a appropriate grade-level setting.  Approximately 35-40 hours per week in an assigned school setting and 10-12 on-campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 4443.  Student Teaching/Seminar: 9-12 Secondary Social Studies.  (15) Prerequisite: completion of all coursework and approval of an Application to Student Teaching.  A planned sequence of experiences in the student’s area of specialization conducted in an approved secondary school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher in which the student demonstrates the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in an appropriate grade-level setting.  Approximately 35-40 hours per week in an assigned school setting and 10-12 on-campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 4444.  Student Teaching/Seminar: 9-12 Secondary English. (15) Prerequisite: completion of all coursework and approval of an Application to Student Teaching.  A planned sequence of experiences in the student’s area of specialization conducted in an approved secondary school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher in which the student demonstrates the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in an appropriate grade-level setting. Approximately 35-40 hours per week in an assigned school setting and 10-12 on-campus seminars scheduled throughout the semester.  (Fall, Spring) 

SECD 4472. Secondary Education Clinical Experience. (3) Program of learning activities in the student's area of academic concentration in an approved school setting. (On demand)


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