Secondary Education Certification

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Required Courses & Recommended Course Sequence for the Minor in Secondary Education

First Semester

CS 115 - Computers and Applications Credits: 3
ED 180 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
ENG 101 - Composition Credits: 4
FYF 101 - First-Year Foundations Credits: 3
PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16

Second Semester

ED 190 - Effective Teaching with Field Experience Credits: 3 *
ED 191 - Integrating Technology into The Classroom Credits: 3
MTH 101 - Solving Problems Using Mathematics Credits: 3
Social Science Elective (Distribution Req.) Credits: 3
Major Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Third Semester

EDSP 210 - Teaching Students with Special Needs Credits: 3
ENG 120 - Introduction to Literature and Culture Credits: 3
HST 101 - The Historical Foundations of The Modern World Credits: 3
Math Elective (2nd MTH required by PDE) Credits: 3
Science Elective (Distribution Req.) Credits: 3
Major Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 18

Fourth Semester

ED 220 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Credits: 3
Science Elective (Distribution Req.) Credits: 3
Visual & Perform. Arts Elective (Dist.Req.) Credits: 3
Major Electives Credits: 6

Total Credits: 15

Fifth Semester

EDSP 225 - Teaching Students with High Incidence Disabilities with Field Experience Credits: 3
FL 101 Credits: 3
OR
PHL 110 - Introduction to Ethical Problems Credits: 3
Major Electives Credits: 9

Total Credits: 15

Sixth Semester

Major Electives Credits: 18

Total Credit Hours: 18

Seventh Semester

ED 380 - Content Area Literacy Credits: 3
EDXXX - Concentration Methods Credits: 4 (40)*
Major Electives Credits: 9

Total Credits: 16

Eighth Semester

ED 390 - Student Teaching With Seminar [Pk-4], [4-8], [7-12], and [K-12] Credits: 12 (40)***
EDSP 388 - Inclusionary Practices Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours: 128

Note(s):

Since the Education Minor may be pursued in combination with nine different majors (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, English, History, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, or Spanish), this sequence demonstrates only one way all the required minor courses may be taken. The required academic major courses,which all differ in total credits, and the required sequences ofthose courses, may be accommodated to pursue the minor in Education. To ensure completion of the minor in four years, early in their matriculation at Wilkes, students should seek advice from the major advisor as well as from the Coordinator of the Secondary Education program when planning their individual sequence of courses.