College of Education

Master of Arts in Secondary Education

To obtain a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education, students must complete a 39 hour program. The coursework is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to be successful classroom teachers. Students may choose to only complete the coursework and clinical hours needed for secondary certification, or they may continue their studies and earn a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education. Students seeking a Master of Arts degree must complete a comprehensive examination.

Lewis offers Type 09 Secondary Certification in the areas of: English/language arts; mathematics; science with designations in biology, chemistry or physics; and social science with designations in history or psychology.

DEGREE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

I. Certification Courses (29)
53-504 Technology for Teaching and Learning (2)
53-512 Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Adolescents (3)
53-513 Pedagogy and Assessment for 6-12 Instruction (3)
53-5xx Special Methods (content area) (3)
53-522 Characteristics and the Development of the Adolescent Learner (3)
53-544* Secondary Student Teaching (6)
51-546 Historical Foundations of American Education (3)
55-557 Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities (3)
53-559 Approaches and Practices for the Multicultural Classroom (3)

II. Degree Completion Courses (10)
55-521 Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School (3)
51-557 Curriculum and Instruction (3)
53-535 Foundations and Methods of Educational Research (3)
OR
52-575 Practical Research for Learning Communities (3)
xx-5xx Workshop (1)

Certified teachers looking to add Middle School Endorsement to their certificate, must complete the following coursework:

53-522 Characteristics and the Development of the Adolescent Learner (3)
55-521 Curriculum and Instruction in the Middle School (3)

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