Secondary Education (B.S.)
The secondary education curriculum leads to a bachelor’s degree in education and secondary school teaching certification. Whereas this degree is granted by the College of Education, students also have the option of earning secondary school certification in conjunction with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For information regarding these combined degree programs, see an advisor. No grade below 'C' may be used to meet requirements specific to secondary education certification program; a grade of 'C-minus' is not acceptable.
Admission Requirements
Currently, students may be entered into one of our teacher certification programs upon admission to Wayne State University.
Degree Requirements
All students must complete the college requirements for the specific grade band concentration as outlined below. A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for the degree. Students have a choice of selecting a single band concentration (5-9 or 7-12) or they can complete an additional grade band to be certified in both bands. Additional Endorsement areas can be added to the grade bands which include Bilingual-Bicultural Education, English as a Second Language, or Special Education.
Some of the courses cited in the grade bands may satisfy the University General Education Requirements (35 hours maximum).
Foundational Courses for Grade Bands 5-9, 7-12 and K-12 Education Only
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
TED 2020 | Technology Integration in Teaching | 3 |
TED 2200 & TED 2205 | Foundations I: Foundations of Education in Urban Spaces and Foundations Field Experience | 3 |
TED 2210 | Foundations II: Intersections of Culture, Language, Identity & Schooling | 2 |
TED 2220 | Foundations III: Foundations of Inclusive Schooling | 2 |
TED 5100 | Professional Engagement, Advocacy, and Instructional Planning | 2 |
EDP 5480 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Concentrations for Grade Bands 5-9, 7-12 and K-12 Education Only
English Language Arts 7-12
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Content Courses | ||
ENG 2200 | Shakespeare: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 2250 | British Literature: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 2350 | American Literature: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 2390 | Introduction to African-American Literature: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 2430 | Digital Literacies: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 2540 | Global Literatures: Writing about Texts | 3 |
ENG 5720 | Linguistics and Education | 3 |
ENG 5730 | English Grammar | 3 |
Choose 1: | ||
ENG 2530 | Queer Literatures: Writing about Texts | 3 |
or ENG 2570 | Women Writers: Writing about Texts | |
Choose 1 of the following courses: | ||
ENG 2395 | Stories of Detroit: Writing about Texts | 3 |
or ENG 2415 | Geopolitics and Literature: Writing about Texts | |
or ENG 2420 | Environmental Writing: Writing about Texts | |
or ENG 2440 | Introduction to Visual Culture: Writing about Texts | |
or ENG 2445 | Comics and Graphic Novels: Writing about Texts | |
or ENG 2450 | Introduction to Film | |
or ENG 2500 | Literature and Religion: Writing about Texts | |
or ENG 3800 | Living Writers | |
OR, another 3-credit English course, in consultation and approval from advisor | ||
Methods Courses | ||
EED 5200 | Methods of Teaching English (7-12) | 3 |
EED 6120 & EED 6125 | Teaching Composition Methods (7-12) and Teaching Composition Clinical (7-12) | 5 |
EED 6210 | Language, Literacy, and Learning | 3 |
EED 6310 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
EED 6330 & EED 6335 | Teaching Literature Methods (7-12) and Teaching Literature Clinical (7-12) | 5 |
Total Credits | 49 |
Mathematics Education Grade Band 5-9
(An admissions moratorium is in effect for this concentration.)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Content Courses | ||
Note: Placement based on prior coursework or testing is required before registering for MAT 1800. Additional courses may be needed before taking MAT 1800. | ||
MAT 1800 | Elementary Functions | 4 |
MAT 2010 | Calculus I | 4 |
STA 1020 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
OR | ||
Probability and Statistics | ||
MAT 2860 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
MAE 5100 | Geometry for Middle School Teachers | 3 |
or MAT 5180 | Geometry for Middle School Teachers | |
MAE 5130 | Problem Solving for Middle School Teachers (5-9) | 3 |
MAE 5140 | Proportional and Algebraic Reasoning for Middle Grades Teachers (5-9) | 3 |
MAT 5420 | Algebra I | 4 |
Methods Courses | ||
MAE 6075 | Historical and Social Contexts of Teaching Mathematics (5-12) | 3 |
MAE 5150 & MAE 5155 | Methods and Materials of Instruction: Secondary School Mathematics and Secondary Mathematics Clinical (7-12) | 5 |
MAE 6050 & MAE 6055 | Teaching Mathematics Methods in the Middle Grades and Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades Clinical (5-9) | 5 |
Total Credits | 40 |
Mathematics Education Grade Band 7-12
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Content Courses | ||
Note: Placement based on prior coursework or testing is required before registering for MAT 2010. Additional courses may be needed before taking MAT 2010. | ||
MAT 2010 | Calculus I | 4 |
MAT 2020 | Calculus II | 4 |
MAT 2030 | Calculus III | 4 |
MAT 2250 | Elementary Linear Algebra | 3 |
STA 2210 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
MAT 2860 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
MAT 6140 | Geometry: An Axiomatic Approach | 3 |
MAT 5420 | Algebra I | 4 |
Methods Courses | ||
MAE 6075 | Historical and Social Contexts of Teaching Mathematics (5-12) | 3 |
MAE 5150 & MAE 5155 | Methods and Materials of Instruction: Secondary School Mathematics and Secondary Mathematics Clinical (7-12) | 5 |
MAE 6050 & MAE 6055 | Teaching Mathematics Methods in the Middle Grades and Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades Clinical (5-9) | 5 |
Total Credits | 42 |
World Languages Arabic K-12
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Arabic Major Courses (30 cr minimum) | ||
ARB 3010 | Business Arabic | 3 |
ARB 3110 | Advanced Arabic I | 3 |
ARB 3120 | Advanced Arabic II | 3 |
ARB 3210 | Spoken Arabic | 3 |
ARB 3300 | Conversation and Composition | 3 |
ARB 5230 | Structure of Arabic | 3 |
or NE 5230 | Structure of Arabic | |
ARB 5140 | Modern Arabic Literature in Arabic and English | 3 |
ARB 5010 | Medieval Arabic Texts | 3 |
ARB 5020 | Media Arabic | 3 |
ARB 5240 | Quranic Arabic | 3 |
Additional Testing | ||
Students must score at the Intermediate High Level in Arabic as a measured by the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ((ACTFL). | ||
Additional Courses for Certification (15 cr ) | ||
LED 6520 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods I | 3 |
LED 6530 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods II | 3 |
LED 6500 | Teaching World Languages in Elementary and Middle Schools: Methods III | 3 |
EDP 5480 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
or EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | |
RLL 6700 | Second Language Literacy Development: K-12 | 3 |
Total Credits | 45 |
World Language French K-12
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
French Major Courses (30 credits minimum) | ||
FRE 2100 | French through Film I | 4 |
FRE 2110 | French through Film II | 4 |
FRE 3200 | French Cafe | 3 |
FRE 3300 | Professional French through Literary and Filmic Texts | 3 |
FRE 4620 Can be taken up to 9 cr | ||
FRE 4620 | Topics in Sociocultural Analysis (Can be taken up to 9 cr) | 6 |
FRE 5100 | Advanced French Composition and Conversation through Cultural Analysis | 4 |
FRE 5410 | Topics in French and Francophone Culture | 3 |
FRE 5415 | Topics in French and Francophone Literature | 3 |
Additional Testing | ||
Students must score at the Advanced Low Level in French, as a measured by the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ((ACTFL). | ||
Additional Courses for Certification (15 cr) | ||
LED 6520 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods I | 3 |
LED 6530 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods II | 3 |
LED 6500 | Teaching World Languages in Elementary and Middle Schools: Methods III | 3 |
EDP 5480 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
or EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | |
RLL 6700 | Second Language Literacy Development: K-12 | 3 |
Total Credits | 45 |
World Languages Spanish K-12
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Spanish Majors | ||
SPA 3025 | Cultural Connections, Grammar and Composition II | 3 |
SPA 3200 | Conversation | 3 |
SPA 3300 | Introduction to Cultural and Literary Analysis | 3 |
SPA 4610 | Introduction to Early Modern Spanish Literature | 3 |
or SPA 4620 | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Spanish Literature | |
SPA 4630 | Introduction to Colonial Latin American Literature | 3 |
or SPA 4640 | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literature | |
SPA 5100 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
SPA 5200 | Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
SPA 5550 | Spanish Culture and Its Tradition | 3 |
or SPA 5560 | Spanish American Cultures and their Traditions | |
or SPA 5570 | Topics in Hispanic Culture or Language | |
SPA 6400 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
SPA 6560 | Cervantes | 3 |
or SPA 6620 | Latin American Novel in the 20th and 21st Centuries | |
Additional Testing | ||
Students must score at the Advanced Low Level in Spanish as a measured by the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ((ACTFL). | ||
Methods Courses All World Language Majors for K-12 Certification | ||
LED 6520 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods I | 3 |
LED 6530 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods II | 3 |
EDP 5480 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
or EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | |
LED 6500 | Teaching World Languages in Elementary and Middle Schools: Methods III | 3 |
RLL 6700 | Second Language Literacy Development: K-12 | 3 |
Total Credits | 45 |
Final Clinical Experience for Grade Bands 5-9, 7-12 and K-12 Concentrations
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
The Teaching Major and Teaching Minor and the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) subject area tests are required for certification recommendation. | ||
TED 5780 | Student Teaching & Seminar | 12 |
Visual Arts Education K-12 Concentration
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required foundation Courses (30 cr) | ||
ADR 1050 | Drawing I | 3 |
ADR 1060 | Drawing II | 3 |
or ADR 2130 | Introduction to Alternative Drawing Methods and Materials | |
AH 1110 | Survey of Art History: Ancient through Medieval | 3-4 |
AH 1120 | Survey of Art History: Renaissance through Modern | 3-4 |
ACO 1200 | Surface Studio | 3 |
or ACO 1230 | Space Studio | |
ACO 1270 | Time Studio | 3 |
ADR 2070 | Beginning Life Drawing | 3 |
ADR 3070 | Intermediate Life Drawing | 3 |
APA 2000 | Oil Painting I | 3 |
ASL 2150 | Beginning Sculpture | 3 |
Education Courses - can be taken in Level 1 or 2 | ||
EDP 3310 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
TED 2220 | Foundations III: Foundations of Inclusive Schooling | 2 |
Level 2 Coursework | ||
AED 6920 | Multi-Cultural Issues in Art Education | 3 |
AED 5100 | Topics in Art Education | 1-3 |
AED 5650 | Art Teaching Laboratory | 3 |
RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
Methods Courses | ||
Intermediate Methods | ||
AED 5000 | Introduction to Art Education | 3 |
AED 5160 | Theory and Practice in Art Education | 3 |
Advanced Methods | ||
AED 5020 | Painting: Methods and Materials | 3 |
AED 5890 | The Art of Indigenous Cultures: Inclusion in the K-12 Curriculum | 3 |
AED 5070 | Methods and Materials of Sculptural Expression | 3 |
AED 5280 | Printmaking: Methods and Materials | 3 |
AED 5690 | Collage, Assemblage, and Multi-Media: Methods and Materials | 3 |
AED 5150 | Computer Graphics in the Classroom | 3 |
AED 5230 | Ceramics Education I | 3 |
Clinical Experiences (6 credits) | ||
Half-Day Experience - 2 cr | ||
TED 5780 | Student Teaching & Seminar | 2 |
Full Day Experience 4 cr | ||
TED 5790 | Directed Teaching and Conference for Special Groups | 4 |
Total Credits | 78-82 |
Additional Endorsements
Bilingual-Bicultural Coursework
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BBE 5500 | Introduction to Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
BBE 6560 | Teaching Methods in Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
BBE 6850 | Applied Linguistics: Issues in Bilingual Education | 3 |
BBE 6590 | Culture and Language in Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
LED 6520 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods I | 3 |
LED 6555 | Integration of Language and Content in Language Teaching | 3 |
LED 6565 | Assessment in Language Teaching | 3 |
RLL 6700 | Second Language Literacy Development: K-12 | 3 |
Additional Testing | ||
Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Exam | ||
Total Credits | 24 |
English as a Second Language Coursework
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
LED 6580 | Culture as the Basis for Language Teaching | 3 |
LED 6510 | Second Language Acquisition and the Teaching of Grammar | 3 |
LED 6555 | Integration of Language and Content in Language Teaching | 3 |
BBE 6850 | Applied Linguistics: Issues in Bilingual Education | 3 |
LED 6520 | Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language: Methods I | 3 |
RLL 6700 | Second Language Literacy Development: K-12 | 3 |
LED 6565 | Assessment in Language Teaching | 3 |
BBE 5500 | Introduction to Bilingual/Bicultural Education | 3 |
Total Credits | 24 |
Secondary Social Studies or Science Concentrations (Legacy) Level 1 Coursework
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Choose One of the Following | ||
PS 1010 | American Government | 4 |
PS 1030 | The American Governmental System | 3 |
Choose One of the Following | ||
PSY 1010 | Introductory Psychology | 4 |
or PSY 1020 | Elements of Psychology | |
Choose One of the Following | ||
BIO 1030 | Biology Today | 3 |
or BIO 1050 | An Introduction to Life | |
or BIO 1500 | Basic Life Diversity | |
or BIO 1510 | Basic Life Mechanisms | |
Choose One of the Following | ||
HE 2310 | Dynamics of Personal Health | 3 |
or HE 3300 | Health of the School Child | |
or HE 6500 | Secondary Health Methods | |
or LFA 2330 | First Aid and CPR | |
Required Introductory Courses | ||
TED 2200 & TED 2205 | Foundations I: Foundations of Education in Urban Spaces and Foundations Field Experience | 3 |
Total Credits | 20 |
Secondary Social Studies or Science Concentrations (Legacy)- Level 2 Coursework
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
The following courses are required of all students seeking secondary (grades 6-12) certification. The selection of courses to fulfill the methods requirements is predicated on the student’s choice of major/minor. | ||
The following courses may be taken in Level 1 or 2: | ||
TED 2020 | Technology Integration in Teaching | 3 |
TED 2210 | Foundations II: Intersections of Culture, Language, Identity & Schooling | 2 |
TED 2220 | Foundations III: Foundations of Inclusive Schooling | 2 |
The following courses may be elected at any time after admission to Level 2 and must be completed prior to TED 5780: | ||
EHP 3600 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Education | 3 |
EDP 5480 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
RLL 6121 | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: Grades 6-12 | 3 |
TED 5650 | Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience for Secondary Majors 3 | 5 |
Teaching methods in the major (two courses) | 6 | |
Teaching methods in the minor (one course) | 3 | |
The Teaching Major and Teaching Minor and the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) subject area tests are required for certification recommendation. | ||
Final clinical experience | ||
TED 5780 | Student Teaching & Seminar | 6-12 |
Total Credits | 36-42 |