If you are preparing to be a middle or high school teacher, you should major in the subject area you plan to teach. This certificate compliments your subject area preparation and gives you a running start as an undergraduate, rather than waiting until graduate school to begin teacher preparation.
Certificate Requirements
Lower Division — 12 Credits
Course and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
4 | |
4 | |
Subject Area Elective in Major (100 or 200 level) | 4 |
1 Social Science CORE Education
2 US: DIA CORE Education
Upper Division — 24 Credits
course and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
3 | |
SPED 420 Applied Experience in Special Education – Prerequisite SPED 411 | 1 |
LING 444 Second Language Acquisition | 4 |
Subject Area Elective in Major (300 or 400 level) | 4 |
EDST 420 Living in a Stratified Society EDST 420 is prerequisite for all Equal Opportunity Courses | 4 |
Equal Opportunity Courses (Choose 2):
course and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 | |
4 |
Successful completion of the Certificate in Educational Foundations: Secondary major results in waiving the following courses in UOTeach:
course and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
3 | |
4 | |
LT 629 Foundations in Language Theory | - |