Fulltime: Traditional Student Teaching Pathway

In the traditional multiple subjects credential program, you can earn your credential in two consecutive fulltime semesters if all academic and experiential prerequisites have been completed. The following would be a typical pathway that you might follow to complete the requirements as a fulltime student.

Semester/Stage I: 19 credits

ED 538: Intro to Classrm Tech Level 1

ED 601: Stage I Student Tchg & Sem MS

ED 609: Math Methods

ED 611: Teaching & Learning

ED 612: Pedagogy for Ling Diversity

ED 616: Lang/Literacy Curriculum I

ED 675: Health for Elem School Child

ED 676: PE for Elem School Child

Semester/Stage II: 19 credits

ED 603: Stage II Student Tchg & Sem MS

ED 608: Science Meth K-8 Classroom

ED 617: Lang/Literacy Curriculum II

ED 619: Visual & PerfArts C & I K8

SPED 560: Inclusionary Practices

Internship Pathway

The Internship pathway takes four continuous school terms, beginning in June of one summer and ending the end of July the following summer if all academic and experiential prerequisites have been completed. This pathway includes one course, the Teacher’s Academy, required by the state to prepare Intern teachers for some practical aspects of taking over their own classroom in the fall.

The following would be a typical pathway that you might follow to complete the requirements through the Internship pathway in that time frame. It is possible to ease the load on a given semester by extending your time in the program by one or two semesters.

First Summer: 9 credits

ED 575: Teachers Academy

ED 611: Teaching & Learning

ED 612: Pedagogy for Ling Diversity

Fall Semester: 10 credits

ED 538: Intro to Classrm Tech Level 1

ED 601: Stage I Student Tchg & Sem MS

ED 616: Lang/Literacy Curriculum I

ED 675: Health for Elem School Child

ED 676: PE for Elem School Child

Spring Semester: 13 credits

ED 603: Stage II Student Tchg & Sem MS

ED 608: Science Meth K-8 Classroom

ED 615: Social Studies C & I K8

ED 617: Lang/Literacy Curriculum II

ED 619: Visual & PerfArts C & I K8

Second Summer: 9 credits

ED 609: Math Methods

SPED 560: Inclusionary Practices