Professional Education Components for Middle/Secondary
Education
* Indicates a required course
COE Core I
(Must be successfully completed before moving to COE
CORE II)
*ED 112 Introduction to the Profession of Teaching (2)
*ED 245 Introduction to Computers in Education (3)
Successful completion of PRAXIS I or options (see advisor)
COE Core II
(Upon successful completion of COE CORE I)
*ED 241 Developmental Theory and Application in Education
(3)
*ED 242 Educating Children with Special Needs (2)
*ED 244 Concepts of Education (3)
The following courses may be taken at the same time as COE CORE
II:
*ED 227 Introduction to Middle and Secondary Students and Schools
(3)
*ED 228 Content Area Literacy in Middle-Secondary Curriculum
(3)
COE Core III
(Upon successful completion of COE CORE I and
II)
*ED 327 Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for
Middle School (Middle/Secondary)
*ED 398 Multilingual Learners and Their Cultural Contexts (3)
(Middle/Secondary)
*ED 433 Integrated Special Methods (4) (Middle/Secondary)
*ED 498 Methods for Teaching Multilingual Learners (3)
(Middle/Secondary)
Music Education and Physical Education candidates should see
their adviser regarding special methods for their education
program.
COE Core IV
(Upon successful completion of COE CORE I, II and
III)
*Student Teaching
*ED 434 Middle/Secondary Student Teaching Professional Seminar
(2)
Choose two phases of student teaching according to
certification:
*ED 423 Junior High/Middle School Student Teaching
(Middle/Secondary) (5)
*ED 425 Secondary Student Teaching (5)
For specific teaching content areas please go to Curriculum
Requirements under Student Resources.