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For students admitted REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDAR Y EDUCATION H S_S EDC _ B A to URI Fall 2012 T H E UN I V ERSITY O F R HOD E ISL AN D or after C ollege of H u m an S cience & S ervices School of Education The Secondary Education program outlined in the table below offers a BA from the College of H u m an Science and Services w ith a double m ajor in the C ollege of A rts and Sciences ( A& S). The A& S m ajor requires a m ini m um of 30 credit hours. M ajors are available in the following areas of teacher certification: B iology, Ch e m istry, Chinese, En glis h , F re n c h , G er m a n , H is t ory/Social Studies, Italia n , L ati n , M at h e m atics, Ph ysics, and Spanish. C ertification is also available in G eneral Science . A specific list of A& S m ajor require m ents for each teac h ing certi f icati o n in Secondary Education grades 7 - 12 is available at our w ebsite: http:// www .uri.edu/hss/education/undergrad/secondary/specialization.ht m l . Information about the Middle School and the English as a Second Language certification extensions is available at http://www.uri.edu/hss/education/programs.html . A ll prospective Secondary Educat i on students should apply to the School of Education during the spring se m ester of Y ear 2. A pplications are due annually in January. A pplicants m ust have a m ini m um c um ulative G . P .A. of 2.5 , as w ell as a 2.5 G .P. A . in the A& S m ajor . A test of acade m ic skills prior to ad m ission is required, unless m et by other criteria. ( S ee S chool of Education w ebsite for full application infor m ation: http://www.uri.edu/hss/education/applicants/index.html .) A cade m ic advising is a vailable in U niversity C ollege prior to ad m ission for both the Secondary Education m ajor and the A& S m ajor. U pon acceptance, studen t s w ill be assigned a Secondary E ducation advisor in the School of E ducation and students w ill be assigned an A & S m ajor advi s or in the depart m ent of that m ajor. Y ear 1 Su mm er E D C 102 Introduction to Am erican Education (3) EDC 250 Pre - professional Field E xperience (1) SPRING - or F all year 2 PSY 113 G eneral Psychology (3) R equired G eneral E ducation courses R equired A& S m ajor co u rses E D C 102 PSY 113 E D C 312 Y ear 2 -- A pply to Secondary Edu c ation Progra m , 701 Chafee -- Ja nua ry E D C 312 The Psychology of Learning (3) E D C 250 Pre - professio n al F ield Ex p erie n ce (1) F A LL – or Spring year 1 R equired G eneral Education courses R equired A& S m ajor c ou rses Mu st m eet ad m ission testing require m ents prior to January of Ye a r 2 Y ear 3 -- re qu ires a dm issi o n to t h e S c hoo l o f Edu cati o n Su mm er * F A LL E D C 371 Educational M easure m ents (3) E D C 331 C li n ical E x p erie n ces for Sec. Ed . I (1) E D C 400 M iddle School C urriculu m , A ssess m ent and M ethods (3)** R equired G eneral Education c ou rses R equired A& S m ajor courses ** Take only w hen pursuing a M iddle School Certification Extension E D C 371, 400** and 331 odd years E D C 448, 402 and 332 even years *Su mm er option only w ith advisor per m ission. SP R I N G E D C 448 Literacy Practices for C ontent Subjects (3) E D C 402 Educating Students w ith S p ecial N eeds in Inclusive Settings (3) E D C 332 C li n ical E x p erie n ces for Sec. Ed . II (1) R equired G eneral Education courses R equired A& S m ajor courses Y ear 4 -- re qu ires a dm issi o n to t h e S c hoo l o f Edu cati o n Su mm er F A LL E D C 430 M ethods and M aterials in Secondary Teac h ing (3) E D C 431 C linical Ex p eriences for Sec. Education III (1) E D C 415 A dolesce n ts & C lassroom M a n a g e m e n t (3) R equired G eneral Education courses R equired A& S m ajor courses Mu st m eet passing scores on P raxis II and other required exa m inations to st ud e n t te a ch SP R I N G E D C 484 Su p ervised Student Teaching (12) E D C 485 Se m inar in Teaching (3) Fall 2007 H S - SEDC - BA General Education Requirements* College of Human Sciences and Services (HSS) C ourse Semes t e r/ Yea r G r a d e English Com m uni cat i on 6 credits CO M 100 WR T 104, 105, O R 106 Mathematical & Q u a n t i t a t i ve 3 credits Fine Arts & Li terature 6 credits (3 in fine arts) (3 in literature) Foreign Language (see below**) Letters 6 credits Natural Sci ences 6 credits Social Sci ences 6 credits PS Y 113 O ther (non PSY , not ED C 102 ) * S t uden ts m ay use only one course per discipline (as identified by the course code) in Letters, N atural S ci en c e s, an d So ci a l S ci en c e s. **How to satisfy the Foreign Language Requirement (choose one): 1. D e m onstrate co m petence through the inter m ediate level by exa m ination, or co m plete 104 or abo ve in a mode rn l anguag e o r 30 2 in a cl a ssic a l l anguage . 2. Take a t w o - course sequence in a new language (or one y ou studied for less than 2 y ears in high school) t h r oug h t h e beg i nn i n g l eve l ( 101 , 102 ). 3. Take a t w o - course sequence in a language studied for 2 or m ore years in high school through at least the 103 level ( m odern language) or 301 (classical language). 4. S t ud y ab r oa d in a n app r ove d a c adem ic p r og r a m f o r a l ea st on e s eme st e r. Summe r p r og r am s w ill not satisfy this require m ent. I n t e r na ti ona l st uden ts, students w / recognized i mm igrant status, or students w ho are naturalized citizens m ay be exe m pt from this require m ent.