K-12 Education Specialist and Secondary Education
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
- *Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 88.5 – 89.5 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- GEN181A,T &/or F (Choose 2 Apprec Courses - NOT GEN181M)
Education Component
Required = 39-40 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU235B Brass Techniques
- EDU235P Percussion Techniques
- EDU235S String Techniques
- EDU235W Woodwind Techniques
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU326 Music Meth-Elem/Middle School
- EDU331ME Pract III, Inst Asst, Music Educ
- EDU343 Sec Music Meth: Voc/Instrument
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Major Component
Required = 49.5 hours
- MUS131P Class Piano I/MUS102 Private Piano
- MUS132P Class Piano II/MUS102 Private Piano
- MUS131V Class Voice I/MUS101 Private Voice
- MUS132V Class Voice II/MUS101 Priv Voice
- MUS101-418 Priv Lessons, Major Instrument
Note: Private Piano for credit must be taken until proficiency is passed. The piano proficiency exam must be taken no later than spring semester of the junior year. A large performance ensemble is required each semester, except student teaching.
- MUS143 Orchestra OR MUS146 Symphonic Band OR MUS150 Choir Total ensemble
- MUS151 Music Theory I
- MUS152 Music Theory II
- MUS153 Ear Training/Sight Singing I
- MUS154 Ear Training/Sight Singing II
- MUS155 Keyboard Harmony I
- MUS156 Keyboard Harmony II
- MUS251 Music Theory III
- MUS252 Music Theory IV
- MUS253 Ear Training/Sight Singing III
- MUS254 Ear Training/Sight Singing IV
- MUS347 Fundamentals of Conducting
- MUS348 Choral Conducting and Lit
- MUS349 Instrumental Conducting/Lit
- MUS351 History/Literature of Music I
- MUS352 History/Literature of Music II
- MUS451 History/Literature of Music III
- MUS499E Half Hour Recital
Electives:
Other elective courses may be required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BI-LINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE (Music K-12) Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 73 - 74 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- NOTE: ESS101 and BIO272 in Major Component will also fulfill gen ed requirements.
Education Component
Required = 32-33 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU331PE Practicum III, Inst Asst, Phys Ed
- ESS340 Methods of Elementary PE
- ESS341 Methods/Matls of Teaching PE
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
Major Component
Required = 41 hours
NOTE: ESS101 & BIO272 also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- BIO272 Prin Human Anat/Physiol w/lab
- BIO370 Kinesiology
- ESS101 Wellness
- ESS210 Life guarding or certificate (Must have certificate or two swimming courses)
- ESS241 Principles of Health
- ESS242 Foundations of PE
- ESS251 Motor Development/Learning
- ESS252 Theory/Techniques of Team Sports
- ESS253 Theory/Techniques of Indiv Sports
- ESS255 Principles of Coaching
- ESS343 PE Tests & Measurements
- ESS348 Rhythmic Activities
- ESS350 Organization & Admin of Sport
- ESS353 Basic Athletic Train/First Aid
- ESS441 Curriculum Development in PE
- ESS447 Adapted Physical Education
- ESS467 Physiology of Exercise
Electives
- Elective courses may be required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation. It is the responsibility of the student to make certain all requirements are completed.
- One of the attached optional concentrations.
Optional Concentrations Available
See “Optional Concentrations for Phys Ed (K-12) Checklist”
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Required = 24 hours
- ESS101 Wellness
- ESS241 Principles of Health
- ESS243 Curr Dev/Assessment of Health
- ESS244 Environ Health & Safety
- ESS245 Community Health
- ESS370 Chronic Disease Management
- ESS372 Health Nutrition
- ESS375X Health Aspect/Chem Dependency
- PSY411X Christian Val/Human Sexuality
NOTE: In order to be certified in secondary health education, you must also pass the Health Content Area Exam.
Required = 18 hrs + Clinical
Completion of this concentration will lead to a Bilingual endorsement on the teaching certificate only upon successfully passing the language exam requirement.
- EDU214 Found of Lang/Minority Education
- EDU314 Assessment of Eng Lang Learners
- EDU313 Cross-Cultural Education
- EDU316 Linguistic Considerations for Reading & Writing/New Language
- EDU317 Meth/Materials for Teaching ESL
- EDU318 Meth/Materials-Tchng Bi-Ling Ed
- EDU331B1 Clinical I: Bilingual/ESL
- EDU331B2 Clinical II: Bilingual/ESL
- State Language Exam (if endorsement is desired)
This is a “stand alone” endorsement that presumes the teacher candidate already has language proficiency. If additional coursework in a language is needed in order to successfully pass the state’s language exam, it may not be possible to complete degrees requirements in four years.
For students pursuing this endorsement, student teaching may be increased from 11 weeks to 14 weeks (and from 10 to 12 credit hours) to include a “split” experience (7 weeks in a bilingual classroom and 7 weeks in a “regular” classroom.)
The Bilingual Clinical I and II are in addition to the clinical experiences that are already a part of the Physical Education K-12 Program.
Required = 12 hrs
- SPE332 Character/Meth Intermed/Mid Sc SPED
- SPE313 Characteristics/Meth/ECED SPED
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
- LBS1 Test #155
Required = 18 hrs + Clinical
The completion of this concentration will lead to an ESL endorsement on the teaching certificate.
- EDU214 Found of Lang/Minority Education
- EDU314 Assessment of Eng Lang Learners
- EDU313 Cross-Cultural Education
- EDU316 Linguistic Considerations for Reading & Writing/New Language
- EDU317 Meth/Materials for Teaching ESL
- EDU318 Meth/Materials-Tchng Bi-Ling Ed
- EDU331B1 Clinical I: Bilingual/ESL
- EDU331B2 Clinical II: Bilingual/ESL
For students pursuing this endorsement, student teaching may be increased from 11 weeks to 14 weeks (and from 10 to 12 credit hours) to include a “split” experience (7 weeks in a bilingual classroom and 7 weeks in a “regular” classroom.)
The ESL Clinical I and II are in addition to the clinical experiences that are already a part of the Physical Education K-12 Program.
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional Additional Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 73 -78 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- NOTE: MAT211 or MAT215 required in Major Component will also fulfill Gen Ed requirement.
Education Component
Required = 36- 37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in the Content Areas-Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU342 Mathematics Methods – Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Major Component
Required = 37-41 hours
- MAT211 Functions and Calculus or MAT215 Calc w/Analytic Geometry I (Also fulfills Gen Ed requirement)
- MAT309 Advanced Mathematical Principles
- MAT311 Probability & Statistics w/lab
- MAT312 Modern Abstract Algebra
- MAT313 Modern Geometry
- MAT314 Discrete Mathematics
- MAT316 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry IV
- MAT318 Linear Algebra
- MAT419 Senior Seminar in Mathematics
- MIS224X Intro Programming/Data Structures
- MAT*** MAT electives to meet 37 hours
Electives:
- Recommended Elective: BUS344 Personal Finance
- Any additional coursework required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE (Math 6-12) Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- Assessment for Professional Teaching
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 85 - 86 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology AND MAT211 Functions & Calculus I OR MAT215 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I
- NOTE: BIO171/BIO172 required in Science Core will also fulfill gen ed requirements.
Gen Eds recommended by major:
- HIS366 Nationalism/Globalization
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in the Content Areas-Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU346 Science Methods – Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Science Core
Required = 33 hours
- BIO171/BIO172 Principles Biology/Zoology (BIO171/172 also fulfill gen ed requirement)
- BIO177 Environmental Science w/lab
- CHM153 General Chemistry I w/lab
- CHM154 General Chemistry II w/lab
- PHS241 Earth Science I w/lab
- PHS245 Astronomy w/lab
- PHY237 General Physics I w/lab
- PHY238 General Physics II w/lab
Environmental Core
Required = 16 hours
- ACCA/AuSable (off Campus) Study
- Required course:
- BIOL345 Wildlife Stewardship (SAP391)
- Choose one of the following*:
- BIOL301 Land Resources
- BIOL303 Ecol Agriculture: Farms & Gardens for Sustainability
- BIOL304 Global Dev/Ecol Sustainability
- BIOL355 Watershed Stewardship (recommended)
- Choose two of the following*:
- BIOL311 Field Botany
- BIOL321 Animal Ecology
- BIOL302 Limnology (Water Resource)
- BIOL312 Insect Biology and Ecology
- CHEM332 Environmental Chemistry
- BIOL471 Conservation Biology
- BIOL482 Restoration Ecology
- BIOL483 Restoration Ecology Applications
- BIOL486 Land Stewardship Ecology
*Other courses may apply as approved by advisor.
Electives:
- Recommended Electives: CHM255 Analytical Chemistry &/or BIO371 Microbiology
- Any additional coursework required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE (Math 6-12) Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- Assessment for Professional Teaching
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 79 - 80 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- NOTE: ENG360 or ENG264 and SPC120 required in Major Component also fulfill Gen Ed requirements.
Education Component
Required = 39-40 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Areas: Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU341 English Methods – Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- HIS172 Rise of the U.S. Since 1877
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Major Component
Required = 40 hours
- ENG___ Writing beyond ENG101/102
- ENG311 Advanced Grammar
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech (SPC120 also fulfills gen ed requirement) AND ONE of the following:
- SPC220 Oral Interpretation/Literature
- SPC320 Argumentation & Debate
- SPC321 Persuasion
- SPC322 Group Discussion
- SPC323 Advanced Public Speaking
- COM293 Communication Arts Conference*
- COM311 Language and Society
- COM442 Communication Theory/Application
- COM499 Senior Research Project
- ENG262 Eminent British Writers**
- ENG263 American Literature Since 1865**
- ENG264 Adolescent Literature
- ENG312 Analysis of Literature
- ENG360 Archetypes of Western Lit (ENG360 also fulfills gen ed requirement)
- ENG393 Literary Studies Seminar OR ENG 465 Shakespeare: Plays/Performance
*All SCED/English majors must register for COM293 every semester that they attend Judson. Registration is for zero credit hours except the student's final semester when it must be taken for one credit hour
**ENG262 & ENG263 are offered odd/even years and should fulfill requirement that "the employing district is responsible for determining that faculty who teach grammar, English Lit, American Lit, reading or dramatics have at least one course in the assigned teaching area".
ELECTIVES:
- Other recommended courses:
- COM347X Business Communication
- MED240 Writing for the Media
- MED357X Creative Writing
- Any elective courses to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation
BI-LINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 87 - 88 hours
- 13 hours which also count in gen eds
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major (non-degree students):
- BIO177 Environmental Science w/Lab
- HIS261 History of Civilization I
- PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
- NOTE: PSY111, HIS261 and HIS262 in Social Science Core of Major also fulfill gen ed requirements.
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in the Content Area-Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU347 Soc Science Meth-Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Social Science Core
Required = 30 hours
NOTE: PSY111, HIS261 and HIS262 also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- BUS241 Basic Macroeconomics
- HIS171 Rise of US Until 1877
- HIS172 Rise of US Since 1877
- HIS261 History of Civilization I
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- HIS378 Amer Foreign Relation Since 1898
- POL222 American Government
- PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
- SSC355X Cultural Diversity
- HIS39*** Non-West Cultures Course
History Designation
Required = 21 hours
- HIS365 World in Revolution
- HIS367 Mod Imperial:18th Century to Pres
- HIS376 Minority Experience in America
- HIS484X Historical Research & Writing
- HIS485 Historical Theory & Methods
- HIS*** History Elective
- HIS*** History Elective
Electives
- Other recommended course: EDU332 Organization/Meth – Mid School
- Any elective courses to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 41-46 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 91-92 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major (non-degreed students):
- BIO177 Environmental Science w/Lab
- HIS261 History of Civilization I
- PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
NOTE: PSY111, HIS261 and HIS262 in Social Science Core of Major also fulfill gen ed requirements.
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in the Content Area-Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU347 Soc Science Meth-Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Social Science Core
Required = 30 hours
NOTE: PSY111, HIS261 and HIS262 will also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- BUS241 Basic Macroeconomics
- HIS171 Rise of US Until 1877
- HIS172 Rise of US Since 1877
- HIS261 History of Civilization I
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- HIS378 Amer Foreign Relation Since 1898
- HIS39** Cross Cultural Studies course
- POL222 American Government
- PSY111 Introduction to Psychology
- SSC355X Cultural Diversity
Psychology Designation
Required = 25 hours
- PSY224 Adolescent Development
- PSY309 Interpersonal Relationships
- PSY321 Abnormal Psychology
- PSY322X Social Psychology
- PSY323 Personality
- PSY327 Psychological Tests/Measurements
- PSY424 Counseling Theories
- PSY391X Statistics Research & Design
Electives
- Other recommended course: EDU332 Organization/Meth – Mid School
- Any elective courses to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additonal Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 83 – 84 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
PSY111 Psychology AND MAT211 Functions & Calculus I OR MAT215 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU346 Science Methods – Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
NOTE: Practicum experiences must be distributed between middle school and high school levels.
Science Core
Required = 28 hours
NOTE: One major Science course will also fulfill the gen ed science requirement.
- BIO171 Principles of Biology w/lab
- BIO177 Environmental Science/lab
- CHM153 General Chemistry I w/lab
- PHS241 Earth Science I w/lab
- PHY237 General Physics I w/lab
- PHY238 General Physics II w/lab
- PHS245 Astronomy w/Lab
Chemistry Designation
Required = 19 hours
- CHM154 General Chemistry II w/lab
- CHM255 Analytical Chemistry w/lab
- CHM257 Organic Chemistry I w/lab
- CHM258 Organic Chemistry II w/lab
Strongly Recommended:
- Fulfillment of requirements for Middle School Endorsement.
- These additional content area courses:
- CHM355 Physical Chemistry I
- CHM356 Physical Chemistry II
- CHM358X General Biochemistry I w/Lab
- MAT212 Functions & Calculus II
Electives:
Any elective courses to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- CAAP Exam
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 93 – 94 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
PSY111 Psychology AND MAT211 Functions & Calculus I OR MAT215 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU346 Science Methods – Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
NOTE: Practicum experiences must be distributed between middle school and high school levels.
Science Core
Required = 32 hours
NOTE: One major Science course will also fulfill the gen ed science requirement.
- BIO171 Principles of Biology w/lab
- BIO177 Environmental Science/lab
- CHM153 General Chemistry I w/lab
- CHM154 General Chemistry II w/lab
- PHS241 Earth Science I w/lab
- PHY237 General Physics I w/lab
- PHY238 General Physics II w/lab
- PHS245 Astronomy w/Lab
Biology Designation
Required = 25 hours
- BIO371 Microbiology w/lab
- BIO373 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/lab
- BIO374 Human Anatomy & Physiol II w/lab
- BIO376 Evolutionary Theory w/lab
- BIO378 Human Genetics w/lab
- Choose one of these two courses:
- BIO358X General Biochemistry I w/Lab
- BIO372 Cell Biology w/lab
Strongly Recommended:
This additional content area course: BIO471X General Biochemistry II w/lab
Electives:
Elective courses may be required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BILINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- Assessment for Professional Teaching (Gate IV)
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 68 – 69 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major (non-degreed students):
- PSY111 Psychology
- NOTE: ESS101 and BIO272 in Major Component will also fulfill gen ed requirement.
Education Component
Required = 27-28 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU331PE Practicum III, Inst Asst, Phys Ed
- ESS341 Methods/Matls of Teaching PE
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
Major Component
Required = 41 hours
- BIO272 Prin Human Anat/Physiol w/lab (BIO272 also fulfills gen ed requirement)
- BIO370 Kinesiology
- ESS101 Wellness (ESS101 also fulfills gen ed requirement)
- ESS210 Life guarding or certificate (must have certificate or two swimming courses)
- ESS241 Principles of Health
- ESS242 Foundations of PE
- ESS251 Motor Development/Learning
- ESS252 Theory/Techniques of Team Sports
- ESS253 Theory/Techniques of Indiv Sports
- ESS255 Principles of Coaching
- ESS343 PE Tests & Measurements
- ESS348 Rhythmic Activities
- ESS350 Organization & Admin of Sport
- ESS353 Basic Athletic Train/First Aid
- ESS441 Curriculum Development in PE
- ESS447 Adapted Physical Education
- ESS467 Physiology of Exercise
Electives
- Elective courses may be required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation. It is the responsibility of the student to make certain all requirements are completed.
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer hours may be applied to degree requirements.
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hrs applied music (Priv lessons, piano/voice classes & performing ensembles)
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
BI-LINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
Liberal Arts Requirements
Required = 47-49 hrs
Overall Requirements:
- At least 126 semester hours of course work
- A maximum of 66 lower division transfer
- A maximum of 8 hours phys ed activity
- A maximum of 8 hours applied music
- Minimum overall Judson Cumulative GPA 2.75
*The Graduation Auditor may need to manually increase required hrs if exceeded.
Judson Traditional General Education Requirements
Required = 44-49 hrs
IMPORTANT: Please consult "GEN EDS REQUIRED BY MAJOR" in your major audit before choosing gen ed courses. Specific gen eds may be required and/or major courses may also fulfill gen ed requirements.
- *BST101 Intro to Old Testament
- *BST102 Intro to New Testament
- *BST/MIN/THS: choose one from: BST222-224; 228,245,249,330,333,334,336-339; 342,343, 346,349,355; MIN250,385; THS223
- ENG101 or per placement (C or higher)
- ENG102 or per placement (C or higher)
- *English Upper Div Lit from ENG360s-370s
- SPC120 Foundations of Speech
- ESS112-ESS150 Physical Activity
- ESS101 Wellness
- GEN181 Art/Mus/Theatre/Film Appr (choose 2)
- *GEN101 Questions of Life: Entering the Judson Conversation
- *GEN401 Questions of Life: Continuing the conversation
- MATH course per placement
- BIO/CHM/PHY/PHS w/lab or SCM181C&P
- HIS261 Hist of Civ I or choose one from: HIS363-367; HIS391-394; HIS397X
- HIS262 History of Civilization II
- PSY111/SOC151 Intro Psychology/Sociology
*Marked courses required for students who transfer Master, Bachelor or Associates of Arts/Sciences degree.
Major Requirements
Required = 76 – 80 hours
- Resident hours 40%
- Upper division hours 40%
- Minimum major GPA including transfer work: 2.75
- No grade lower than C
Gen Eds required by major:
- PSY111 Psychology
- Do not choose BUS347X for a gen ed requirement
Education Component
Required = 36-37 hours
- EDU101 Explorations in Education
- EDU102 Day of Assessments
- EDU131 Practicum I, Diversity
- EDU201 Strategic Education
- EDU202 Development and Learning
- EDU231E Practicum IIE, Tchr Aid, Elgin
- EDU231H Practicum IIH, Tchr Aid, Hometown
- EDU325 Reading in Content Area – Sec
- EDU337 Educational Assessments
- EDU331S Practicum III, Inst Asst - Sec
- EDU340 Intro to Secondary Methods
- EDU345 Business Methods- Secondary
- EDU411 Student Teaching
- EDU491 Senior Seminar
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
Major Component
Required = 37 hours
- BUS101 Introduction to Business
- BUS241 Basic Macroeconomics
- BUS250 Management Principles
- BUS251 Principles of Accounting
- BUS253 Business Law I
- BUS255 Marketing Fundamentals
- BUS261 Fund of Managerial Accounting
- BUS295 Sophomore Business Practicum
- BUS347X Business Communication (BUS347X does not fulfill gen ed requirement
- BUS353 Tax Accounting
- BUS410 Marketing Strategy
- BUS454 Entrepreneur/New Venture Mgmt
- BUS222 Comp Appl/Bus:Adv Microsoft Office
Business Electives
Required = 3-6 hours
- Note: Only one of these courses required; both are recommended.
- BUS344 Personal Finance
- BUS361 Professional Selling
Electives
Elective courses may be required to complete 126 semester hours of course work required for graduation.
BI-LINGUAL, ESL and LBS1:
Options are available with this major. (See “Options for Secondary Education” for requirements.)
Optional Designation in Business Computer Programming
Required = 27 hours
- MIS224X Intro Program/Data Structures
- MIS225X Applic Development w/C*.N
- MIS315X Data Communications/Networking
- MIS318X Operating Systems
- MIS319X Database Management
- MIS321X Program in Visual Basic.Net
- MIS423X Ethics/Business & Technology
- MIS495 MIS Practicum
- Choose one of the following programming languages:
- MIS226X Applic Development: COBOL I
- MIS327X FORTRAN
Additional Requirements
- ISBE Test of Academic Proficiency (Prior to Gate II)
- Program Acceptance by TEC (Gate II)
- ISBE Content Area Exam
- Student Teaching Acceptance (Gate III)
- ISBE Assessment for Prof Teaching (Gate IV)
NOTE: These options are in addition to content areas for secondary education majors. Bilingual, ESL & LBS1 options are also available to SPED, MUED and Phys Ed K-12 majors.
Bilingual
Required = 18 hrs + Clinical
Completion of this concentration will lead to a Bilingual endorsement on the teaching certificate only upon successfully passing the language exam requirement.
- EDU214 Found of Language Minority Educ
- EDU314 Assessment of Eng Lang Learners
- EDU313 Cross-Cultural Education
- EDU316 Linguistic Considerations for Reading/Writing in New Language
- EDU317 Meth/Materials for Teaching ESL
- EDU318 Meth/Materials-Tchng Bi-Ling Ed
- EDU331B1 Clinical I: Bilingual/ESL
- EDU331B2 Clinical II: Bilingual/ESL
- State Language Exam (if endorsement is desired)
This is a “stand alone” endorsement that presumes the teacher candidate already has language proficiency. If additional coursework in a language is needed in order to successfully pass the state’s language exam, it may not be possible to complete degrees requirements in four years.
For students pursuing this endorsement, student teaching may be increased from 11 weeks to 14 weeks (and from 10 to 12 credit hours) to include a “split” experience (7 weeks in a bilingual classroom and 7 weeks in a “regular” classroom.)
The Bilingual Clinical I and II are in addition to the clinical experiences that are already a part of the Secondary Education Program.
ESL Endorsement
Required = 18 hrs + Clinical
The completion of this concentration will lead to an ESL endorsement on the teaching certificate.
- EDU214 Found of Language Minority Educ
- EDU314 Assessment of Eng Lang Learners
- EDU311 Tech Instr/Tchrs Lang Min Students
- EDU313 Cross-Cultural Education
- EDU316 Linguistic Considerations for Reading & Writing/New Language
- EDU317 Meth/Materials of Teaching ESL
- EDU331B1 Clinical I: Bilingual/ESL
- EDU331B2 Clinical II: Bilingual/ESL
For students pursuing this endorsement, student teaching may be increased from 11 weeks to 14 weeks (and from 10 to 12 credit hours) to include a “split” experience (7 weeks in a ESL classroom and 7 weeks in a “regular” classroom.)
The ESL Clinical I and II are in addition to the clinical experiences that are already a part of the Secondary Education Program.
LBS1 Endorsement
Required = 14 hrs (not for HOH)
- SPE105 Intro to Special Education
- SPE332 Character/Meth Intermed/Mid Sc SPED
- SPE313 Characteristics/Meth/ECED SPED
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
- LBS1 Test #155
ECED/SPED ENDORSEMENT
Required = 17 hrs
For TE Cert Early Childhood Only.
- SPE105 Intro to Special Education
- SPE308X Language Dvlpmt/Young Children
- SPE313 Characteristics/Meth/ECED SPED
- SPE327 Assessment in Special Education
- SPE330X Child Famly/Commnty Relationship
- SPE328 Exceptional Child
- SPED/ECED Content Test