Course Catalog

Secondary Education Catalog Information


Required Education Coursework for Majors in Secondary/K-12 Education
Completion of the following education coursework is required in order to be eligible to be recommended by the Concordia College department of education for Minnesota licensure to teach. To be eligible to take 300-level EDUC prefix courses and complete a Secondary/K-12 Education major, the student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Students must also complete the coursework required by the content department of a major (see individual major departments).

Education requirements for a major in secondary/K-12 education are 28 credits plus departmental methods of teaching:
• EDUC 210 – Foundations in K-12 Education, 2 credits
• EDUC 221 – Teaching in the Middle School, 2 credits
• EDUC 350 – The Art and Science of Teaching, 2 credits
• EDUC 351 – Ecology of the Educational Setting, 2 credits
• EDUC 399 – Orientation to Student Teaching, no credit
• EDUC 420 – Knowledge, Literacy and Inquiry, 2 credits
• EDUC 425 – Education of the Exceptional Child, 2 credits
• EDUC 439 – Human Relations, 2 credits
• Student teaching, 10 credits (see individual major or program for appropriate course number)
• PSYC 212 – Educational Psychology, 4 credits
• Content specific methods of teaching course (see individual major or program), 4 to 8 credits

Completion of the education coursework component should be taken in the sequence outlined below. Please refer to individual course descriptions for pre- and co-requisites.

First year:
• No education prefix courses taken

Second year: first or second semester, or first summer session
• EDUC 210 – Foundations in K-12 Education, 2 credits
• EDUC 221 – Teaching in the Middle School, 2 credits
• PSYC 212 – Educational Psychology, 4 credits

Third year:
• The appropriate content specific methods of teaching course. Each course is offered either fall or spring semester and is taken the same semester as EDUC 350 and EDUC 351.
• EDUC 350 – The Art and Science of Teaching, 2 credits
• EDUC 351 – The Ecology of the Educational Setting, 2 credits
• EDUC 399 – Orientation to Student Teaching, no credit. Taken the semester before student teaching.

Fourth year: first or second semester
• EDUC 399 – Orientation to Student Teaching, no credit. Taken the semester before student teaching.

The following courses are to be taken concurrently:
• EDUC 420 – Knowledge, Literacy and Inquiry, 2 credits
• EDUC 425 – Education of The Exceptional Child, 2 credits
• EDUC 439 – Human Relations, 2 credits
• The appropriate student teaching course (EDUC 494, 495, 498 or 499)

Add-on Endorsement Option for Majors in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Education
Students majoring in biology, chemistry, and physics education have the option of completing an add-on endorsement in General Science. This add-on endorsement program of study prepares students to be recommended for licensure in science in grades 5-8. This add-on endorsement requires a separate application for licensure.

General Science requires 32 credits:
• BIOL 121 – Cell Biology, 4 credits
• BIOL 122 – Evolution and Diversity, 4 credits
• CHEM 127-128 – General Chemistry I and II, 4 credits each OR
CHEM 137-138 – Honors Chemistry I and II, 4 credits each
• ESC 104 – Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System, 4 credits
• ESC 302, ENVR 302 – Geology, 4 credits
• PHYS 111-112 – General College Physics I and II, 4 credits each OR
PHYS 128-211 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I and II, 4 credits each