Education

Secondary Education

Students may pursue full licensure at the secondary level and/or earn a minor in secondary education. Full licensure requires completion of a major (at least 30 semester hours), the secondary education minor, the Liberal Arts Requirements for Licensure, student teaching at the secondary level, and the Competency Portfolio.

In order to qualify for a secondary teacher license, students must complete the following components:

A) A major (minimum of 30 semester hours),
B) Secondary Education Minor,
C) Endorsement program(s),
D) Liberal Arts Requirements for Licensure,
E) Student Teaching Component,
F) Competency Portfolio.

A. College Major – refer to the college catalog and department website for major course requirements (minimum of 30 semester hours).

B. Secondary Education Minor Required: (Hours)

  • Educ 114 Foundations of Education (3)
  • Educ 165 Human Growth and Development - Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Educ 114 (3)
  • Educ 229 The Learning Process - Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165 (3)
  • Educ 312 Education, Collaboration, and Differentiation for Students with Special Needs Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, and 229 (3)
  • Educ 321 Human Relations in Teaching - Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, and 229 (3)
  • Educ 316 Secondary Education and Practicum* - Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, 229 (3)
  • Educ 340s Content Specific Methods Course(s):*
    Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, 229, 316 (Educ 316 may be taken concurrently with an Educ 340 class with permission of the Educ 316 instructor)
  • Educ 341 English/ Language Arts Education and Practicum
  • Educ 342 World Language Education and Practicum
  • Educ 343 Social Studies Education and Practicum
  • Educ 344 Science Education and Practicum
  • Educ 345 Math Education and Practicum
  • Educ 346 Business Education and Practicum

Minimum of 2 hours (2)

*Educ 316 and the 340’s require 30 clock hours of field experience each, during regular school hours.

Secondary Education Minor (20-30)

C. Endorsement Program(s) – refer to the Education Department’s website for endorsement requirements.

D. Liberal Arts Requirements for Licensure: (Hours)

  • English Composition: Eng 102 Composition & Rhetoric II or Eng 103 Honors Composition (3)
  • One science course [Note: Cornerstone 2A requires that at least one science course is taken with a lab] (3-4)
  • Math Proficiency: Candidates must take Math 105 (or higher level math course) or pass Math 105 or higher level math CLEP exam or pass the Hawley Learning Center Math Proficiency Exam. The college’s math competency does not meet this requirement. (0-3)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences (History, English, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Religion, Philosophy, Economics, etc.)*: Minimum of five courses from at least four different departments. Educ 165 Human Growth and Development counts as one social science course. (15)

*An ethics course is encouraged

(21-25)

E. Secondary Student Teaching

  • Educ 388 Student Teaching (14-22)
  • Educ 389 Student Teaching Seminar (1)

Student Teaching (15-23)

Students may combine two or more student teaching assignments, but all student teachers must student teach full-time for a minimum of 14 weeks. One week equates to one semester hour. Students should contact an Education Department advisor for specific student teaching requirements for each endorsement program. Students seeking two or more divergent endorsements should expect to student teach longer than 14 weeks. The State of Iowa requires that all student teaching placements are full-time (regular teacher hours) and full-semester. Students are encouraged to limit their work schedules and avoid taking classes or participating in extra-curricular activities during the student teaching semester.

F. Competency Portfolio

Education Professional Core for Art, Music, Physical Education, and Health

Candidates who generally complete an elementary and a secondary endorsement in the same area (e.g. art, music, physical education, and health) must complete the following components in order to qualify for licensure:

A) A major (minimum of 30 semester hours),
B) Education Professional Core for Art, Music, and Physical Education,
C) Endorsement program(s),
D) Liberal Arts Requirements for Specialty Licensure,
E) Minimum of a full semester of full-time (teacher contract hours) student teaching,
F) Competency Portfolio.

A. College Major – refer to the college catalog and department website for major course requirements (minimum of 30 semester hours).

B. Education Professional Core for Art, Music, Physical Education, and Health : (Hours)

  • Educ 114 Foundations of Education (10 hours of field experience in elementary in Indianola) (3)
  • Educ 165 Human Growth and Development - Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Educ 114 (3)
  • Educ 229 The Learning Process (10 hours of field experience in secondary schools in Indianola) Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165 (3)
  • Educ 312 Education, Collaboration, and Differentiation for Students with Special Needs Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, and 229 (3)
  • Educ 321 Human Relations in Teaching - Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, and 229 (3)
  • Specialty Methods Courses (6-9):
    Prerequisites: Educ 114, 165, and 229
Art
  • Art 360 Elementary Art Methods (includes a 30 hour practicum)
  • Art 361 Secondary Art Methods (includes a 30 hour practicum)
Music
  • Mus 322 Elementary Music Methods
  • Mus 323 Secondary Music Methods
  • Mus 241 Practicum in Music
Physical Education
  • SpSc 208 Elementary Methods of SpSc
  • SpSc 321 Secondary Methods of SpSc
  • SpSc 241 Practicum in Physical Education and Health
Health
  • SpSc 308 Health Methods and Curriculum
  • SpSc 241 Practicum in Physical Education and Health

Total (21-24)

C. Endorsement Program(s) – refer to the Education Department’s website for endorsement requirements.

D. Liberal Arts Requirements for Licensure: (Hours)

  • English Composition: Eng 102 Composition & Rhetoric II or Eng 103 Honors Composition (3)
  • One science course [Note: Cornerstone 2A requires that at least one science course is taken with a lab] (3-4)
  • Math Proficiency: Candidates must take Math 105 (or higher level math course) or pass Math 105 or higher level math CLEP exam or pass the Hawley Learning Center Math Proficiency Exam. The college’s math competency does not meet this requirement. (0-3)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences (History, English, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Religion, Philosophy, Economics, etc.)*: Minimum of three courses from at three different departments. Educ 165 Human Growth and Development counts as one social science course. (9)

*An ethics course is encouraged

(15-19)

E. Secondary Student Teaching

  • Educ 388 Student Teaching* (14-15)
  • Educ 389 Student Teaching Seminar (1)

Student Teaching (15-16)

*Students may combine two or more student teaching assignments, but all student teachers must student teach on a full-time basis for a minimum of 14 weeks. One week equates to one semester hour. Students should contact an Education Department advisor for specific student teaching requirements for each endorsement program. Students seeking two or more divergent endorsements should expect to student teach longer than 14 weeks. The State of Iowa requires that all student teaching placements are full-time (regular teacher hours) and full-semester. Students are encouraged to limit their work schedules and not take classes or participate in extra-curricular activities during the student teaching semester.

F. Competency Portfolio

 

Last Updated: 11/18/11