The Alternative Licensure Graduate Certificate will allow students with at least a
Bachelor's Degree to become a certified teacher for Elementary Education, grades K-8,
OR for Secondary Education, grades 7-12. Teacher candidates can start teaching on
the alternative licensure as soon as they are admitted into the program.
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The programs include 6 credit hours of upper-level coursework and 12 credit hours
of graduate classes.
Course Requirements for Elementary Alternative Teaching Licensure
EDUC 3040, Concepts in Education, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
EDUC 3042, Matching Teaching Strategies to Student Learning (Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5
cl hrs, 0.5 field observations (grades K-8)
EDUC 5002, Effective Reading for Diverse Learners (Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs,
0.5 field observations (grades K-8)
EDUC 5004 Methods and Practices of Teaching (Elementary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field
observations (grades K-8)
EDUC 5006, Teaching and Assessing Reading for Elementary Students, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs.
EDUC 5012 Supervised Field Experience (Elementary), 3 cr
Course Requirements for Secondary Alternative Teaching Licensure
EDUC 3040, Concepts in Education, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
EDUC 3041, Matching Teaching Strategies to Student Learning (Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5
cl hrs, 0.5 field observations (grades 7-12)
EDUC 5001, Effective Reading for Diverse Learners (Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5
field observations (grades 7-12)
EDUC 5003 Methods and Practices of Teaching (Secondary), 3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field
observations (grades 7-12)EDUC 503 Methods and Practices of Teaching (Secondary),
3 cr, 2.5 cl hrs, 0.5 field observations (grades 7-12)
EDUC 5005, Assessments and Measurements, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
EDUC 5011 Supervised Field Experience (Secondary), 3 cr
