Double Degree Requirements:
The secondary education major requires completion of a major in an approved secondary endorsement content area, listed below, as well as any additional secondary content area competency requirements.
Approved Secondary Endorsement Content Areas (State and/or Denominational):
Art
Biology
Chemistry
English
French
Health/Fitness
History
Mathematics
Music Education
Physics
Religion
Spanish
Phase 1: TCP Pre-Candidacy, Provisional Admittance Status
Pre-Candidacy Courses:
| EDUC 211 | Introduction to and Foundations of Education | 4 |
| PSYC 217 | Psychology of Learning and Development | 4 |
| SPED 210 | Introduction to Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Pre-Candidacy Cognates:
Phase 2: TCP Core Certification Courses
Formal (full) acceptance into the Teacher Certification Program Phase 2 is required before registering for the courses listed below.
Teacher Certification Courses:
| EDUC 365 | Secondary Classroom Management | 4 |
| EDUC 390 | Measurement and Evaluation in Education | 4 |
| EDUC 395 | Secondary Methods of Instruction I | 1 |
| #### 395 | Methods course, major or minor academic field | 3 |
| | or | |
| EDUC 396 | Secondary Methods of Instruction II | 2 |
| EDUC 475 | Teaching Reading Skills in The Content Areas | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14-15 |
Phase 3: TCP Student Teaching Clinical Practice
Taking all sections of WEST-E and/or NES in area of endorsement is a prerequisite for Phase 3 (student teaching).
| EDUC 450 | Introduction to Student Teaching: Clinical Practice | 0-1 |
| EDUC 461 | Secondary Student Teaching I | 3 |
| EDUC 471 | Secondary Student Teaching II: Assessment | 2 |
| EDUC 481 | Secondary Student Teaching Part III | 2-12; 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Secondary Education Endorsement Requirements:
| EDUC 315 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 410 | Philosophy of Education (or PHIL 410) | 3 |
| EDUC 425 | Legal and Ethical Aspects of Education | 2 |
| EDUC 444 | Teaching and Learning: Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| EDUC 495 | Colloquium: Child Abuse | 0 |
| EDUC 497 | Colloquium: Small Schools | 0 |
| ENGL 223 | Research Writing | 3 |
| SPCH 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements:
Endorsement requirements frequently exceed graduation requirements. For example, endorsements typically require a methods class appropriate for secondary teaching (grades 5-12) and other courses covering Washington State required competencies. See the certification officer or secondary education advisor in the School of Education and Psychology for a current certification check-sheet.
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Art (BA)
| ART 395 | Methods of Teaching Art | 2 |
| PHTO 156 | Principles of Photography | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Biology (BS)
| BIOL XXX | One botany course (elective) | 4 or 5 |
| BIOL XXX | One zoology course (elective) | 4 or 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9-11 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Chemistry (BA/BS)
| BIOL 141 | General Biology | 4 |
| | or | |
| CHEM 431 | Foundations of Biochemistry | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - English (BA)
Choose one of the following:
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - French (BA)
Choose one of the following (4 credits)
| FREN 394 | French Directed Reading | 1 - 2; 4 |
| FREN 407 | Survey of French and Francophone Literature | 4 |
| FREN 408 | Contemporary French and Francophone Literature | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Health/Fitness Prep for Secondary Teaching Concentration (BS)
All covered in major.
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - History (BA)
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Math - Prep for Secondary Teaching Concentration (BS)
All covered in major.
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Music - Choral or Instrumental (BMus)
| MUED 395 | Elementary School Music Methods and Materials | 3 |
| MUED 396 | Secondary Music Methods | 3 |
| MUPF 362 | Instrumental Conducting Techniques and Materials | 3 |
| MUPF 363 | Choral Conducting Techniques and Materials | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Physics (BS)
All covered in major.
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Religion (BA)
| EDUC 381 | Teaching and Learning: Religion Methods | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Additional Content Area Competency Requirements - Spanish (BA)
Choose one of the following (4 credits):
| SPAN 394 | Spanish Directed Reading | 1-2; 4 |
| SPAN 407 | Survey of Spanish and Latin American Literature | 4 |
| SPAN 408 | Contemporary Latino Literature | 4 |
| SPAN 496 | Seminar in Spanish | 1-4; 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Additional Requirements for Adventist Education Certification
Religious studies (Bible) is not an approved Washington state endorsement. However, a religion minor, plus a methods course in religion, remains essential for those desiring an Adventist Education endorsement in Bible.
| EDUC 381 | Teaching and Learning: Religion Methods | 2 |
One course chosen from the following:
18 religion credits are required for certification and must include:
| RELB | (Selected from courses with RELB prefix) | 8 |
| RELH 457 | History of Adventism | 3 |
| RELT 202 | Christian Beliefs | 4 |
| RELT 417 | Inspiration and Revelation | 3 |
Eighteen religion credits and EDUC 381 are required for the Junior Academy Religion Endorsement.