
Program Requirements for Secondary Education
Major in Secondary Education
For a Secondary Education major with Licensure (for teaching middle or high school): admission to teacher preparation program and complete one of the following Linfield majors: Anthropology, Applied Physics, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Economics, Environmental Studies, French, Health
Education, History, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Health and Human Performance: Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health: Health Promotion, Sociology, Spanish or Studio Art;
- EDUC 150: FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
- EDUC 230: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
- EDUC 240: FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHING ESOL
- EDUC 290: CONTENT LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE
- EDUC 302: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
- EDUC 305: GENERAL METHODS AND MANAGEMENT
- EDUC 430: CONTENT METHODS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS (not required for physical education)
- EDUC 493: STUDENT TEACHING: MIDDLE LEVEL
- EDUC 494: STUDENT TEACHING: HIGH SCHOOL
- EDUC 496: SEMINAR FOR FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING
- EDUC 497: SEMINAR FOR PART-TIME STUDENT TEACHING
TSPC required exams, OSP/FBI criminal history clearance, Education Department requirements.
For a Secondary Education major with Licensure and ESOL endorsement: completion of all requirements for Secondary Education major with Licensure (see above), as well as:
- EDUC 245: EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ESOL
- EDUC 250: LANGUAGE POLICY, ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FOR ESOL
- EDUC 340: PLANNING IMPLEMENTING, AND ASSESSING INSTRUCTION FOR ESOL
TSPC required ESOL exam; and specific ESOL student teaching requirements.
The Secondary Education major is a second major only. The Secondary Education major leads to teacher licensure in a content area endorsement area. Linfield’s Teacher Education Program is approved to recommend candidates for the following teachinglicense endorsements: Art, Biology, Chemistry, English Language Arts, French, Health Education, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish. A Secondary Education major without a content area major would not lead to state licensure. As a result, students may not graduate from Linfield with a Secondary Education major as their only major.