Course Number	Course Title	Credits
EDL 620	School Law	3
EDU 529	Children's Literature	3
EDU 560	Movement Concepts for Elementary Teachers	2
EDU 501	Methods of Teaching Fine Arts (ELEM)	3
EDU 510	Foundations of American Education	3
EDU 530	Methods of Teaching Reading (ELEM)	3
EDU 541	Methods of Teaching Mathematics (ELEM)	3
EDU 542	Methods of Teaching Science (ELEM)	3
EDU 545	Methods of Teaching Language Arts (ELEM)	3
EDU 546	Methods of Teaching Social Science (ELEM)	3
EDU 506	Psychology of the Exceptional Child	4
EDU 600	Professional Educator Seminar	0
EDU 610	History and Philosophy of Education	3
EDU 611	Curriculum Theory and Design	3
EDU 612	Instructional and Curriculum Design and Evaluation	3
EDU 613	Field Practicum II	0
EDU 614	Field Practicum III	0
EDU 641	Educational Research & Statistics	3
EDU 645	Action Research Planning	2
EDU 650	Advanced Educational Psychology	3
EDU 695	Advanced Student Teaching	6
EDU 599	Assessment of Professional Teaching Exam	0
EDU 697 and EDU 698	Action Research Project and Portfolio Review	2   1
	OR
EDU 699	Action Research Thesis	4
	Portfolio Assessment	0
	Total credits	59-61

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Elementary Education  Spring Start

Elementary Education  Summer Start

Secondary Education (Type 09 or Type 10)

Initial Secondary Certificate (Type 09)

The Initial Secondary Certificate is valid for four (4) years of teaching in grades six (6) through twelve (12) in the public schools and is nonrenewable. The Initial Special K-12 Certificate is valid for four (4) years of teaching in grades kindergarten through grade twelve (12) in public schools in the designated areas of Art, Music and Physical Education and is nonrenewable.

The certificates may be issued by entitlement to any teacher education program completer of McKendree with a bachelor’s degree who presents certified evidence, accompanied by the Registrar’s recommendation of having successfully completed the requirements listed below. All candidates for certification are required to successfully pass state-mandated examinations in Test of Academic Proficiency, subject area specialty, and the Assessment of Professional Teaching test before certification is granted. It is required that students pass the basic skills exam prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program, and pass the subject matter exam before the student teaching semester. It is required that students pass the Assessment of Professional Teaching test for program completion. Registration booklets and study guides for the examinations are available on the Illinois State Board of Education web site (http://www.isbe.net/)

Initial Special K-12 Certificate (Type 10)

The Initial Special K-12 Certificate is valid for four (4) years of teaching in grades kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or Ages 3-21 for Special Education in public schools and is nonrenewable.

McKendree has been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Teacher Certification Board to offer courses leading to the Initial Special K-12 Certificates in the areas of Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education and Special Education. This certification entitles individuals to teach in grades kindergarten through grade twelve (12) in their major area of concentration (Visual Arts, Music or Physical Education), and Ages 3-21 for Special Education. Physical Education majors have the option of completing the program requirements for both the Initial Secondary Certificate (Type 09) and the Initial Special K-12 Certificate (Type 10). Physical Education majors are encouraged to complete the requirements for both certificates because it may broaden their public school employment opportunities.

The Initial Special K-12 (Ages 3-21) Certificate may be issued by entitlement to any teacher certification program completer McKendree with a bachelor’s degree who presents evidence, accompanied by the Registrar’s recommendation, of having completed the requirements for the teaching major as stated in the Course of Study section of this catalog. All candidates for certification are required to successfully pass state-mandated examinations before certification is granted. It is required that students pass the Test of Academic Proficiency prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program, and pass the subject matter exam before the student teaching semester. Registration booklets and study guides for the examinations are available on the Illinois State Board of Education web site (www.isbe.net) and in the Field Experience/Certification Office.

All other policies, rules and procedures related to teaching certification are listed in the McKendree undergraduate catalog. Graduate students in programs leading to initial teacher certification are referred to the McKendree undergraduate catalog for all policies, rules and procedures not found in the Graduate Catalog.

Teaching Major

The teaching major must include a minimum of 32 credits and must be from one of the state-approved teaching areas: Business, Marketing and Computing, English Language Arts, Health Education, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science (Biology Emphasis or Chemistry Emphasis), Social Science, Special Education, Visual Arts. The 32 credits must be distributed within the selected teaching major area according to the degree requirements for that major stated in the Courses of Study section of the undergraduate catalog. (Except Special Education)

McKendree teacher education students who complete an approved teacher education program and meet all of the requirements established by the State Board of Education may qualify for an Initial Certificate in the areas of Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special K-12 (Art, Music and Physical Education).

MAED - Teaching Certification - Secondary/Special P-12 Education