Initial Licensure (Secondary) Concentration (5026)

The Initial Licensure Option is available for those students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and who are seeking to obtain initial licensure at the master’s level to teach. Students in initial licensure programs should refer to section of catalog on undergraduate degrees in education for information on admission to the Educator Preparation Program, Praxis, and Licensure.

Concentration Requirements (36 Hours)

Foundations (9 Hours)

TCED 730 - Principles and Practices of Effective Teaching Credit(s): 3
EDFN 720 - Multicultural Issues in Education and Counseling Credit(s): 3
LIBS 755 - Children and Adolescent Literature Credit(s): 3

Application (18 Hours)

EDEV 761 - Educational Assessment and Evaluation Credit(s): 3
EDST 750 - Teaching with Technology Credit(s): 3
TCED 789 - Application of Academic Language for Planning and Instruction Credit(s): 3

Student Teaching:

SEDU 793 - Student Teaching Grades 7-8 Credit(s): 3
SEDU 794 - Student Teaching Grades 9-12 Credit(s): 3
OR
TCED 795 - Practicum in Initial Licensure Credit(s): 6 (for students who are hired before student teaching is completed)

Concentration (15 Hours)

READ 700 - Foundations of Literacy Development Credit(s): 3
SEDU 730 - Practical Teaching Applications for the Middle School Classroom Credit(s): 3
SEDU 731 - Advanced Instructional Practices: Teaching in the Secondary Classroom Credit(s): 3
SPED 680 - Strategies for Differentiation in the Inclusive Classroom Credit(s): 3