Teaching and Learning (TELRN) Graduate Certificate

This graduate certificate is designed to attract qualified candidates to the profession of teaching who desire to gain the theory and instructional best practices associated with high-quality teaching and learning. Individuals must have earned at least a baccalaureate degree in one (or more) of the disciplines below and possess an interest in obtaining a teaching license.

TELRN Certificate completers can finish the Master's Degree with an emphasis on teaching World Modern Languages in as little as one additional semester.

This program is a 19-20-credit hour curriculum that consists of three "blocks" of coursework. While it is not required that the courses within either Block I or Block II be completed concurrently, it is a general expectation that the coursework listed for Block I be completed before Block II. All courses in Blocks I and II must, however, be completed before enrolling in the Block III Internship semester.

Block I (9 credit hours)

• EDCI 702 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (3 credits) OR MUSIC 810 - Curriculum Development and Learning Assessment (3 credits)
• EDCI 715 - Literacy and Diverse Learners in the Content Areas (3 credits)
• EDSP 711 - Characteristics of Exceptionalities (3 credits)

Block II (6-7 credit hours)

Foundations, ONE of the following:

• EDCI 812 - History of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 813 - Comparative Philosophies of Education (3 credits)
• MUSIC 807 - History and Philosophy of Music Education (3 credits)

Content Area Teaching Methods, ONE of the following:

• EDCI 703 - MAT Secondary Math Methods (3 credits)
• EDCI 704 - Science Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 705 - MAT Social Studies Methods (3 credits)
• EDCI 706 - MAT Secondary English/Language Arts (3 credits)
• EDCI 707 - FACS Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 708 - Business Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 709 - Agricultural Education Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 711 - Art Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 712 - MAT Foreign Language Methods (3 credits)*
• EDCI 719 - Physical Education and Health Methods and Practicum for Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 724 - Fundamentals of Teaching Music (1 credit)

and

• EDCI 725 - Music Methods for Elementary Schools (1 credit)

and

• EDCI 726 - Music Program in Middle and Secondary Schools (1 credit)

and

• EDCI 727 - Advanced Methods in Music Education (1 credit)

Block III (4 credit hours)

• EDCI 801 - Internship in K-12 Schools (4 credits)

Note: If pursuing a K-12 program, Elementary Methods is offered only Spring semester.