Secondary (Grades 7-12) Certification with M.Ed.

The Program in Urban Education leading to a Master of Education Degree with Secondary (Grades 7-12) Teaching Certification curriculum is 55 credits (19 classes). The Education faculty uses various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others.

Students with any bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university are eligible for entry into the program. The following undergraduate credit hours are required for acceptance: Composition (3 credits), American or British Literature (3 credits), Mathematics (6 credits), and Content Evaluation or Praxis II. Also, the Praxis I - Reading, Praxis I - Writing, Praxis I - Mathematics, and Content Knowledge Praxis II must be passed prior to acceptance.

Curriculum Overview (55 Credits)

Secondary Teaching Certification (Grades 7-12) (37 Credits):

MED 501: Standards-based Planning & Instruction*
MED 503: Adolescent Development & Secondary Schools Today
MED 505: Introduction to Special Needs Students*
MED 515: Differentiated Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms
MED 522: Practicum I: Taken with MED 540 (30 hours)
MED 523: Practicum II: Taken with MED 548 (30 hours)
MED 540: Assessment & Evaluation in Today's Schools
MED 545: Social Development & Behavior Support in Inclusive Classrooms
MED 548: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners
MED 615: Literacy Learning in the Content Areas
MED 668: Pre-Student Teaching Practicum (70 hours)
MED 670: Student Teaching
MED 672: Student Teaching Seminar: Professional & Legal Topics for Today's Teachers 

Select one course from the following:
MED 661: Teaching Strategies for Secondary English
MED 662: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Mathematics
MED 663: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Social Studies
MED 664: Teaching Strategies for Secondary Science
*These classes are to be taken prior to those listed below them

Additional Requirements for Master of Education (18 Credits):

COR 510: Moral Leadership
COR 600: Organizational & Professional Ethics
MED 518: Quantitative Research Methods
MED 520: Educators as Researchers (Pre-requisite: MED 518)
MED 610: School Law & Social Advocacy
MED 680: Research Seminar (Pre-requisite: MED 520)