Applicants for the traditional 8-12 certificate must have completed Arts and Science courses plus 24 credit hours in professional education. All candidates for 8-12 certification must complete:

EDUC 5311 Classroom Management

EDUC 5320 Exceptionality in Children and Youth

EDUC 5325 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties

EDUC 5330 Curriculum and Instruction

EDUC 5332 Educational Psychology

EDUC 5335  Multicultural Populations

EDUC 5338 Adolescent Learning

EDUC 5380 Content Area Reading

Candidates for 8-12 certification must complete at least six credit hours of student teaching (10-12 weeks all day), a one-year supervised internship, or complete two years teaching experience in a TEA approved 8-12 classroom. Student teaching, one year supervised internships, or two year teaching experience must be done at the level and in the content area for which certification is being sought. The University of St. Thomas is approved for the following secondary teaching fields:

English Language Arts and Reading

French

History

Latin

Life Science

Mathematics

Physical Science

Science

Social Studies

Spanish

Speech Communication

Technology Applications