Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education Program

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (128-136 hours)

(A state-approved program offering certification by entitlement for the majors listed by department.)

General Admission requirements:

Complete general requirements for admission to the Professional Instructional courses as listed above.

• Submit the application form to the College of Education.
• Obtain a recommendation from the department of the proposed major.
• Complete a minimum of 8 semester hours in courses prior to entry into a major's methods course.
• Have attained a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the proposed major.
• Anticipate achieving a GPA of 3.0 in the major by the time of application for student teaching.
• Obtain a written rationale for positive recommendation from the major department.

Secondary Education General Education Core

Communication (9 hours)

• ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course
• CTH-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course
• Select one of the following writing courses:
• CTH-2000 Writing About Media
• ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
• SOC-2000 Writing from a Sociological Perspective
• THY-2100 Writing About Theology
  or
  Any IAI: C1 901 Course

Mathematics (3 hours)

• MAT-1550 Finite Mathematics or any IAI: M1 900 Course

Natural Science (7-8 hours)
(One laboratory course required)

• NSCI-1110 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry++ or one IAI: L1 900 Course
• NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science++ or one IAI: P1 900 Course

Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)

• Required:
• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++ or any IAI: H9 900 Course
• Select 1 or 2 courses from the following:
• ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts or any IAI: F2 900 Course
• ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
• ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance or any IAI: F2 901 Course
• ART-4140 Non-Western Art*
• CTH-2600 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 Course
• CTH-4420 Contemporary Theatre
• CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
• HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
• HIS-1120 Modern Europe
• HIS-1310 The World to 1350*
• HIS-1320 World History (since 1350)*
• HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
• MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
• MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
• MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N Course
• Any Philosophy Course or any IAI H4 900 course
• Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1 900 course

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)

• Chose one of the following - 3 hours
• HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++ or any IAI: S9 900 Course
• Chose one or two courses from the following:
• ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N Course
• ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
• ECO-2100 Microeconomics
• ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 Course
• GEO-1100 Geography of North America
• GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 Course
• GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N Course
• POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 Course
• SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 Course.

* May be counted toward non-Western Third World credit
++ Interdisciplinary Course

Mission Specific Courses (9-22 hours)

• Required
• IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility (transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course)
• IDS-4970 Values and Virtues.
• Theology required for Lutheran Teacher Education - 20 hours
• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• THY-3210 Christian Life
• THY-3300 History of Christian Biography
• THY-4410 World Religions
• THY-4510 Spiritual Nurture of the Adolescent
• Theology required for Public Teacher Education Students - 6 hours
• Choose one from area 1 (3 hours)
• THY-1100 The Bible
• THY-2000 The Old Testament
• THY-3100 The New Testament
• Choose one from Area 2 (3 hours)
• THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
• THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
• THY-2310 History of Christianity in America
• THY-3320 Survey of Church History

Program Support Courses (2-22 hours)
It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as general education courses.

• NSCI-1110 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
• NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
• HIS-2200 History of the American People*
• HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++
• SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++
• PES-1000 Fitness and Wellness
• A non-western course from the Humanities or Social Behavioral Sciences.

Professional Program Support (13 hours)

• EDU-2020 Principles in Technology and Education
• EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
• EDU-4220 Reading in the Content Areas
• PSY-2400 Educational Psychology
• PSY-4110 Psychology of the Adolescence
• First Aid/CPR Certification available through the American Red Cross

Professional Courses (12 hours)

• EDU-3600 Teaching at the Secondary Level
• EDU-4100 Foundations and Ethics of American Education
• PSY-4410 Psychology and Methods of Teaching the Exceptional Learner
• Methods courses as determined by the major department

Professional Semester (12 hours)

• EDU-4930 Student Teaching: Secondary
• EDU-4932 Classroom Management: Secondary
• PSY-4930 Assessment: Secondary Education

Program Electives (0-12 hours)

Major (32-42 hours)