Students enrolled in a B.A., B.S., or B.F.A. degree at Tulane University may also pursue teacher certification in Secondary Education (grades 6-12) through the alternative teacher certification approved by the Louisiana State Department of Education.
Students are required to complete 27 hours of course work towards a Certificate in Secondary Education (grades 6-12) .
All teacher preparation coursework except for the yearlong teaching residency may be completed concurrently with students' undergraduate studies. Students will have spent 150+ hours in classrooms by the time their final clinical begins. The final, year-long student teaching/practitioner residency is completed after earning the baccalaureate degree.
Curriculum
Note: Students who complete all requirements above earn a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education (grades 6-12) and become eligible to apply for a Secondary Education (grades 6-12) teaching license in Louisiana.
Course ID | Title | Credits |
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Core Requirements | ||
EDLA 2000 & EDLA 2890 | Education In A Diverse Society and Service Learning | 3 |
EDUC 3410 & EDUC 3893 | The Craft of Teaching and Service Learning | 3 |
PSYC 3200 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 3390 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
Methodology and Teaching: | ||
EDUC 3802 | Reading Methods Secondary Ed | 3 |
EDUC 4210 | Secondary Method I: General | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Methods II Social Studies | ||
Methods II Science | ||
Methods II English | ||
Methods II Mathematics | ||
Methods II: Foreign Language | ||
Residency Requirements (Student Teaching or Practitioner) 1 | 6 | |
Residency Student Teach 6-12 and Residency Student Teach 6-12 | ||
Practitioner Residency 6-12 and Practitioner Residency 6-12 | ||
Total Credit Hours | 27 |
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All teacher preparation coursework except for the yearlong teaching residency may be completed concurrently with students' undergraduate studies. The final, year-long student teaching/practitioner residency is completed after earning the baccalaureate degree.
Secondary Education (grades 6-12) Content Focus Area Requirements
Secondary Education (grades 6-12) in the following content fields: English, mathematics, social studies, science (physics, chemistry, biology), and Foreign Language (German, French, Spanish, Latin and Italian). In order to enroll in upper level coursework and progress through the program, students must:
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA in education courses
- Maintain a 2.75 overall GPA
- Pass the Praxis I (PPST) exam (or meet SAT/ ACT requirements)
- Complete an entrance interview process
- Successfully complete and meet program competencies during the Program Continuance Review (PCR)
PRAXIS Requirements
- Praxis I (PPST). Students who achieve a score of 22 or above on the ACT or a combined verbal and math score of 1100 or higher on the new SAT or 1030 on the SAT combined math/verbal (pre March 2016) are excused from taking the PPST.
- Praxis II (Content Area) - Complete before residency
- Praxis II (Principles of Learning and Teaching) - Complete before or during residency.