Instruction with Certification - Secondary (1 year, M.I.T.)
This program is designed for candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree in an area other than education interested in receiving both an M.I.T. degree and Washington State and/or Adventist Education Certification for teaching in middle school, junior high, and high school. Candidates who want Washington state certification must have an endorsable teaching major and/or its equivalent (45+ credits in an endorsable content area) that has been approved by the School of Education and Psychology.
Prerequisites: State Tests: Take all sections of the WEST-B (basic skills state exam in reading, writing, and math), or submit official passing scores on the ACT and/or SAT or combination thereof.
Passing scores on the WEST-E/NES (endorsement content state exam).
Other state certification assessment requirements for Designated World Languages endorsement: ACTFL’s Speaking and Writing–passing score Advanced Low.
Courses: EDUC 211 Introduction to and Foundations of Education, EDUC 250 Introduction to the Teacher Certification Program, PSYC 130 General Psychology, MATH 105 or higher, SPCH 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication, College Writing sequence B- average and ENGL 223 Research Writing or equivalent course work B- or above, EDUC 365 Secondary Classroom Management, EDUC 386 Seminar in Washington State Social Sciences Resources, EDUC 395 Secondary Methods of Instruction I, EDUC 396 Secondary Methods of Instruction II or XXXX395 Secondary Methods in Content Area (see secondary advisor to determine which content methods class to take), EDUC 450 Intro to Student Teaching Clinical Practice, and any endorsement competency classes that are not in the major content area requirements.
Adventist Education Certification Required Classes: HLTH 110 Wellness for Living or HLTH 205 Survey of Health, or equivalent course work, RELT 202 Fundamentals of Christian Beliefs, RELH 457 History of Adventism, RELT 417 Inspiration and Revelation, and an additional 8 quarter credit hours of RELB religion course work. Methods class required for endorsement in Bible, EDCI 581 Methods of Teaching K-12 Religion.
GPA 3.0 or higher.
Instruction with Certification (Secondary)
Basic Courses
| EDUC 503 | Introduction to Graduate Study in Education | 0 |
| EDUC 522 | Philosophy and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 561 | Introduction to Educational Research | 4 |
| PSYC 517 | Psychology of Learning and Development | 4 |
| Graduate Religion Course | 3 |
| SPED 510 | Introduction to Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms | 4 |
Instructional Core
| EDCI 590 | Measurement and Evaluation in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 425 | Legal and Ethical Aspects of Education | 2 |
| EDUC 444 | Cultural Diversity in Education | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Program Assessment Part 1 | 1 |
| EDUC 452 | Program Assessment Part 2 | 1 |
| EDUC 453 | Program Assessment Part 3 | 1 |
| EDUC 461 | Secondary Student Teaching I | 2 |
| EDUC 471 | Secondary Student Teaching II | 2 |
| EDUC 475 | Teaching Reading Skills in The Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Secondary Student Teaching Part III (Graduate) | 9 |
| EDUC 495 | Colloquium: Child Abuse | 0 |
| EDUC 497 | Multigrade and Rural Education | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 47 |
(Pass the Washington State assessment tool.)