t h e c o l l e g e at r i n d g e the required education courses listed below. Potential life sciences teachers may major in biology or environmental science, and social studies teachers may major in history (highly recommended) or political science. In order to satisfy certification requirements in a field, students may have additional requirements that non-certification students do not have. Some majors match certification requirements more closely than others. Students are advised to carefully consider majors and to monitor the total credits needed to satisfy certification requirements. Detailed program guides for the certification programs in secondary education are available from an appropriate Education advisor and from faculty members in the liberal arts disciplines conducting such programs.
Required Education Courses
ED105 Educational Psychology ED112 Foundations and Issues in Education ED221 Classroom Organization and Management ED224 Curriculum I ED256 Field Experience Teaching Students with Special Needs ED257 Field Experience Principles of Secondary Teaching ED312 Teaching Students with Special Needs
ED316 Integration Through Social Studies (Social Studies Certification only) ED350 Content Area Literacy (English Certification only) ED360 Principles of Secondary School Teaching ED487 Student Teaching Seminar ED492 Student Teaching
Life Sciences Education Certification Program
Certification in Life Sciences Education is for grades 7-12. In addition to completing the General and Liberal Education Curriculum, students in this program complete a major in either Biology or Environmental Science designed for certification candidates, and complete the required education courses. A specific list for both pathways is available from either a science advisor or an education advisor. In order to satisfy certification requirements, students in this certification program may have requirements that non-certification students do not have. Program completion could require overloads, summer school, or a fifth year because of the total number of credits.
English Education Certification Program
Certification in English Education is for grades 5-12. In addition to completing the General and Liberal Education Curriculum, students in this program complete a major in English (the student must be enrolled in the Literature Track) designed for certification candidates, and complete the required education courses (see above) and required English courses listed below. In order to satisfy certification requirements, students in this certification program may have requirements that non-certification students do not have. EN117 Buddies, Bullies, and Bodies: Young Adult Literature EN203 Introduction to British Literature EN204 Introduction to American Literature EN210 Introduction to Literary Studies EN220 Introduction to Creative Writing
EN225 Sophomore Assessment Seminar EN310 Shakespeare I or EN311 Shakespeare II EN410 Teaching of Writing EN485 Senior Assessment Seminar EN492 Senior Seminar EN010 English Comprehensive
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