Eastern Connecticut State University

Department of

Education

Secondary Education:
General Education Requirements

Secondary education and post-baccalaureate teacher candidates, those certificate candidates having completed a B.A. or B.S. from an accredited university, may fulfill the state requirement for general education courses by completing the following coursework in general academic courses:


Subject		Credits
United States History (HIS 310 or other approved US History survey course)		3
HPE 201(1 cr.) or HPE 210 (3 cr.)		1 or 3

Coursework in the following areas:
Subject		Credits
Natural Science		6
Mathematics		6
English		6
Social Science		3
Arts		3
Foreign Language (if not met in High School)		6
U.S. History (HIS 120, HIS 121 or HIS 310)		3
HPE 201 or HPE 210		1 or 3

Teacher candidates will complete the following professional courses in Education:

Foundations
Subject	Course	Title	Credits
EDU	200	Child and Adolescent Development and Exceptionalities	3
EDU	210	Foundations of U.S. Education	3
EDU	250	Technology in the Classroom Part 1 (EDU/COM/CSC 250 may be taken together in one semester)	1
COM	250	Technology in the Classroom Part 2	1
CSC	250	Technology in the Classroom Part 3	1

Professional Preparation Courses
Note: The following courses may only be taken after admission by CARE and are taken simultaneously in units.


Core I (taken as a block) (Spring only)
Subject	Course	Title	Credits
EDU	300	Learning and Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary Classroom	4
EDU	301	Clinical Experience	1
EDU	410	Reading in the Content Area	3
Core II (taken as a block) (Fall only)
EDU	308	Inclusive Secondary Classrooms	3
EDU	401	Clinical Experience	1
One of the following according to major:
EDU	460	Principles and Practices of Teaching Biology and Environmental Earth Science	3
EDU	462	Principles and Practices of Teaching English	3
EDU	463	Principles and Practices of Teaching History/Social Studies	3
EDU	464	Principles and Practices of Teaching Mathematics	3
Core III (taken as a block) (Spring only)
EDU	425	Classroom Management and Assessment in the Secondary School	3
EDU	471	Student Teaching	9
Total Professional Preparation			34

English major will complete the following special requirements as part of their program:


Subject	Course	Title	Credits
ENG	203	Writing for English Majors	3
ENG	329	Adolescent Literature	3
ENG	340	History and Development of the English Language	3
ENG	341	Modern American Grammar	3
ENG	370	Composition Theory & Pedagogy	3

Additional Requirements for the History/Social Studies Secondary Certification Program
Eastern’s History/Social Studies teaching certification program is approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the National Council for the Social Studies. The Following courses are required for certification:


Subject	Course	Title	Credits
ANT	106	Intro to Cultural Anthropology
BIO	310	Process of Science within Society or EES 304 Environmental Issues
ECO	200	Macroeconomics or ECO 201 Micoreconomics
GEO	100	Intro to Geography
PSC	110	American Government and Politics
PSC	140	International Relations
PSY	100	General Psychology
SOC	100	Intro. To Sociology
Required History Courses (besides others to fulfill the major) are:
HIS	115	Intro to World History
or
HIS	116	Modern World History
HIS	120	Early American History
HIS	121	Recent American History
HIS	200	Historical Research and Writing
HIS	230	Western Civilization Before 1500
or
HIS	231	Western Civilization Since 1500
Additional requirement for mathematics secondary certification program:
MAT	372	Advanced Mathematics for High School Teaching

Certification
After completion of one of the programs described above, teacher candidates will apply for certification in one of the following grade levels:

N-3	Early Childhood( with dual certification in regular and special education at the N and K levels)
K-6	Elementary Education
7-12	Secondary