Secondary Education Graduate Certificate

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The graduate certificate program is proposed as the post-baccalaureate component of an accelerated teacher licensure program. The five courses will be offered to complete the requirements for a license in a Secondary Education subject (e.g., English, History, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.). Students enrolling in the certificate must have completed the courses in the K-12 Education Minor as part of their undergraduate program of study. This pathway to licensure has been approved by the Tennessee Department of Education

Admission Requirements

Students must have successfully completed the following courses as required in the K-12 Education Minor:

CL 3000 Principles of Teaching
EDPR 3302 Child/Adolescent Development
ICL 3333 Student Assessment/Instructional Decision Making
ICL 4001 Teaching/Diverse Environment
IDT 3600 Technology in Education
SPED 2000 Foundations for Exceptional Learners

Program Requirements:

EDPR 7521 - Introduction to Research Design and Methodology ** Credit Hours: (3)
ICL 7168 - Semnr Secondary Educ Credit Hours: (3)
ICL 7303 - Eng/Lan Comp Secnd Schl ** Credit Hours: (3)
or
ICL 7502 - Teaching Mathematics Middle/Secondary Schools ** Credit Hours: (3)
or
ICL 7602 - Tchg Sci Scndry Schl ** Credit Hours: (3)
or
ICL 7652 - Tchng Soc Std Mid/Sec ** Credit Hours: (3)
ICL 7993 - Professional Seminar ** Credit Hours: (3)
LITL 7545 - Tchg Lit Subject Areas ** Credit Hours: (2-3)

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate with the certificate, students must complete all five required courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 and no grades lower than C.

Additional requirements must be met in order to become eligible for the Tennessee Professional Teacher license.

Retention Requirements:

Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in all graduate certificate coursework, with no grades lower than C.