Education: Adolescent Young Adult (7-12) License and Multi-Age (preK-12) License

Basic professional education course requirements:

Include the following courses and their credit hour values:

• PSY 325 - Adolescent Development, 4 credit hours
• EDU 101X - Introduction to Education and Teaching, 3 credit hours
• EDU 103DX - Education of Children with Special Needs, 2 credit hours
• EDU 114 - 21st Century Productivity Tools, 1 credit hour
• EDU 201 - Teaching Strategies and Management Skills, 3 credit hours
• EDU 206 - Introduction to Adolescent Education, 2 credit hours
• EDU 211D - Exploring Education in a Diverse Society, 3 credit hours
• EDU 214 - Media Resources for the Education Professional, 2 credit hours
• EDU 314 - 21st Century Classroom Technology, 1 credit hour
• EDU 340 - Assessment of Teaching and Learning, 3 credit hours
• EDU 348 - Reading in the Content Area, 3 credit hours
• EDU 350-357 - Special Methods in Adolescent Young Adult/multi-age Teaching Field, 3/4 credit hours

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• EDU 487 - Clinical Practice, Adolescent Young Adult, 9 credit hours

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• EDU 490 - Clinical Practice, Multi-age Education, 9 credit hours

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• EDU 492 - Senior Capstone Seminar, 3 credit hours

Licensure Courses

Multi-Age Education (prekindergarten through twelve): Foreign Languages—French, German, Spanish; Health; Music; Physical Education; and Visual Arts
Adolescent Young Adult Education (grades seven through twelve): Integrated Language Arts; Integrated Mathematics; Integrated Science; Integrated Social Studies; Life Sciences; and Physical Sciences

See the School of Education  for REQUIRED courses in each area.

Music Education candidates have a professional education program that varies from the program listed here. See Music Education  for details.

To earn an additional license in Mild/Moderate Educational Needs, the Adolescent Young Adult/Multi-Age Education candidate must complete the following sequence of courses:

• EDU 204 - Phonics and Spelling Development, 3 credit hours
• EDU 274 - Introduction to Students with Mild/moderate Educational Needs, 3 credit hours
• EDU 276 - Behavioral Management for Students with Mild/moderate Educational Needs, 3 credit hours
• EDU 334 - Diagnostic and Remedial Reading Methods, 3 credit hours
• EDU 343 - Literacy Instruction with Adolescents, 3 credit hours
• EDU 347 - Mathematics Instruction in Middle Childhood Education, 3 credit hours
• EDU 377 - Assessment for Students with Mild/moderate Educational Needs, 3 credit hours
• EDU 394 - Remediation Across the Curriculum, 3 credit hours
• EDU 475 - Professional Collaboration and Transition Development, 3 credit hours
• EDU 415 - Clinical Practice in Mild/Moderate Educational Needs, 5 credit hours (1/2 semester)
• EDU 419 - Clinical Practice in Adolescent Young Adult Education, 4 credit hours (1/2 semester)