Accelerate Program for Teacher Licensure
MSE Teaching and Learning
Secondary Education Initial Licensure (DPI Licensure based on content area)
Program Highlights & Benefits
Flexible, online format
Easy, efficient admissions steps
Up to 50% of your graduate credits can be considered
Professors who are committed to helping foster personal and professional success
For
Those looking to earn their Master of Science in Education-Teaching and Learning and obtain their initial teaching license in secondary education. Candidates for this program will need to have earned their bachelor’s degree in order to be enrolled in this program. This program will prepare educators to teach in a specific content area.
What You Learn
Our curriculum emphasizes working with diverse student populations, becoming reflective practitioners, and understanding how to differentiate instruction to meet the academic needs of all learners. The secondary program endorses the teacher candidate to teach specific subjects in Grades 4K-12th, 6th – 12th, and 4th -12th (depending on the content area).
How You Learn
Class sizes are small to provide individualized attention during 8-week course sessions.
- Online courses are the primary format. You take at a time that works for you.
- Select courses will be taken in real-time via zoom on a scheduled night of the week with the professor and other students.
Career Outcomes
Earn your initial teacher licensure while earning a Master of Science in Education. Teacher candidates are prepared to be successful in all environments to meet the learning needs of children: public, private, and parochial settings. You will become a reflective practitioner that can reflect on your educational practices and who are able to successfully work with diverse student populations. Upon completion, you will be prepared to teach in your preferred content area. Content areas must align with your DPI Licensure. Your selected area of specialization will determine the grade levels you can teach in from K-12th or 4th – 12th grade.
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- English/Language Arts (4th – 12th) DPI Licensure #2300
- Mathematics (4th– 12th) DPI Licensure #1400
- Physical Education (K-12th) DPI Licensure #1530, #1860, #1910, #1540
- Science (4th – 12th) DPI Licensure #2600
- Social Studies (4th – 12th) DPI Licensure #2700
- World Language – Spanish (K-12th) DPI Licensure #1365
Degree Requirements
Master of Science in Education-Teaching and Learning-Secondary Education (34 credit hours)
| Course | Title | Hours |
| EDC 5400 | Foundations of the Teaching Profession | 3 |
| EDC 5405 | Ed. Psychology: Understanding Theory of Teaching & Learning | 3 |
| EDC 6400 | Disciplinary Literacy in Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDC 6405 | Secondary Methods (paired with content area course) | 2 |
| Candidates take one of EDC 6410 to EDC 6417, depending on license area | ||
| EDC 6410 | English Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6411 | Social Studies Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6412 | Math Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6413 | Science Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6414 | Business Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6415 | World Languages Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6416 | Art Methods | 1 |
| EDC 6417 | Physical Education and Health Methods | 1 |
| EDC 5480 | Math in Middle School (for Secondary Math only) | 3 |
| EDC 5485 | Teaching Writing (for Secondary ELA only) | 3 |
| EDC 5410 | Interdisciplinary Instruction-Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
| EDC 5415 | Analysis of Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| EDC 5420 | Teach. Diverse Students, Families, and Classrooms | 3 |
| EDC 5425 | Co-Planning and Planning for all Students | 3 |
| EDC 7405 | Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience | 1 |
| EDC 7410 | Student Teaching Placement 1 | 3 |
| EDC 7415 | Student Teaching Placement 2 | 3 |
| EDC 7440 | Capstone Research | 2 |
| EDC 7445 | Capstone Project | 1 |
| Portfolio I and II | 0 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 34 |
