Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Teaching, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Teaching, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Teacher Education 

36 hours

The post-baccalaureate certificate in teaching program is designed to prepare a candidate to teach in a field that is the equivalent to the major in their baccalaureate degree. Teaching fields for which this certificate program is available include:

  • Language Arts Licensure (grades 5-12)
  • Fine Arts-Visual Arts Licensure (grades P-12)
  • Mathematics Licensure (grades 5-12)
  • Science (Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Physics) Licensure (grades 5-12)
  • Social Studies-Historical Perspectives Licensure (grades 5-12)
  • World Languages (French, German, Spanish) Licensure (grades P-12)

Admission Requirements

  • An appropriate baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited institution with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or higher
  • Content coursework equivalent to a major in the licensure area being sought
  • Evidence of academic proficiency by passing the departmental required reading, writing, mathematics tests

Program Requirements

  • Maintain a 2.75 or higher cumulative grade-point average at USI
  • Earn a grade of C or better in all courses in the program
  • Demonstrate content knowledge in the teaching area by passing the appropriate Indiana required content test
  • Meet all requirements for formal admission to Teacher Education

Note: At the conclusion of the program, an appropriate pedagogy test is required prior to applying for licensure.

Certificate Requirements

  • A minimum of 6 credit hours toward the certificate must be completed at the University.
  • Credit hours earned for a certificate may be applied toward another degree program. However, a student cannot earn a certificate that is fully embedded (or subsumed) with the requirements of his/her majors or minor, but must include at least three (3) unique credit hours.
  • Coursework taken more than 4 years before the certificate is awarded may not be applied toward certificate requirements.

Required Courses (24 hours)

The following courses are required for all licensure areas:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 206 - Introduction to Exceptionalities
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
EDUC 221 - Diversity and Equity in Education

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Diversity; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
EDUC 383 - Secondary Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 384 - Advanced Clinical Experiences in Secondary Schools
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 458 - Seminar in Professional Education

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 473 - Supervised Student Teaching in Secondary or P-12 Education (9 hours required)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3-9

Licensure Areas (12 hours)

Candidates must choose one licensure area:

Language Arts Licensure (Grades 5-12)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 283 - Explorations in Secondary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENG 310 - Writing in the Secondary Schools
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ENG 344 - Adolescent and Young Adult Literature

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ENG 444 - Literature in the Secondary Schools
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Social Studies-Historical Perspectives Licensure (Grades 5-12)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 283 - Explorations in Secondary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
GEOG 330 - World Geography

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture (BS); Embedded Experience-Global


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
HIST 287 - Introduction to History Teaching Methods
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
HIST 397 - Advanced History Teaching Methods
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Mathematics Licensure (Grades 5-12)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 283 - Explorations in Secondary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MATH 291 - Mathematics for Secondary Teachers
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
MATH 323 - College Geometry
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
MATH 391 - The Teaching of Mathematics in Grades 5-12
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Science Licensure (Grades 5-12)

Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Physics

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 283 - Explorations in Secondary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 396 - Teaching Science in Grades 5-12
Term(s) Offered: Fall (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3

 

Select three of the following courses:

BIOL 108 - Biology for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
CHEM 108 - Chemistry for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
GEOL 108 - Earth-Space Science for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2
PHYS 108 - Physics for Educators

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 2

World Languages Licensure (Grades P-12)

French, German, Spanish

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 292 - Explorations in Elementary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
WLC 365 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
WLC 423 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages / TESOL Certificate
Term(s) Offered: Summer
Credits: 6

Fine Arts-Visual Arts Licensure (Grades P-12)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 292 - Explorations in Elementary Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ARTE 396 - Materials and Methods in Elementary and Middle School Art Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ARTE 397 - Materials and Methods in Secondary Art Education
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ARTH 221 - Art History I

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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