Academic Major
Students wishing to be certified in secondary education must choose an academic major. A major includes a 30-semester hour minimum. (“C” minimum is required in each course.) A student must meet academic program requirements set forth elsewhere in this bulletin.
| Kentucky Certification in Secondary Education 51-57 hours |
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| Kentucky Certification in Secondary Education 8-12 | |
| Professional Education Courses: a ``C'' or better grade is required in each of these courses. | |
| ED 100 | Introduction to Education |
| ED 202 | Educational Technology (replaces CL 1101 in gen. ed.) |
| ED 203 | Exceptional Child |
| ED 308 | Educational Psychology |
| ED 311 | Methods and Materials High School |
| ED 312 | Subject Area Methods and Materials |
| ED 400 | Discipline/Classroom Management Middle and High School |
| ED 410 | Student Teaching Seminar |
| EDMG 201 | Adolescent Development |
| EDSE 401 | Directed Teaching Middle Grades |
| EDSE 402 | Directed Teaching Middle Grades |
| PEH 200 | Contemporary Health Topics |
| Supporting Requirements | |
| These courses may be used to satisfy the general education requirements. | |
| ED 200 | Foundations of Education |
| Must take one of the following: | |
| POLS 101 | American National Government |
| POLS 202 | State and Local Government |
| Must complete a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours of the same foreign language or CLEP test credit, unless the content major requires intermediate proficiency in which case the student must take 12 hours. Spanish is recommended. | |