Teacher Certification
Undergraduate and field-based
The undergraduate program for initial certification is designed for the student working toward a bachelor's degree who wants to become a certified teacher. Your coursework will focus on two major elements: expertise in your major (your content area) and expertise in the practice of teaching (professional development).
Your training will also include two semesters of field experience. You will spend the first semester on site at a local school two full days a week. During the second semester, you will student teach at the school site five full days a week. You will student teach in the grade level and teaching area of your specialization.
More information about the field-based program is available in the undergraduate course catalog.
Certification areas and the undergraduate degrees they correspond to:
| Certification area | Degree | Undergraduate major |
| Early Childhood – Grade 6 | ||
| Generalist | BSIS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Bilingual Generalist | BSIS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Grades 4 – 8 | ||
| English Language Arts and Reading | BA | English |
| Mathematics | BSIS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Science | BS | Environmental Science |
| Social Studies | BA | History |
| Grades 8 – 12 | ||
| Computer Science | BS | Computer Science |
| English Language Arts and Reading | BA | English |
| History | BA | History |
| Life Science | BS | Biology |
| Mathematics | BS | Mathematics |
| Physical Science | BS | Chemistry |
| Social Studies | BA | History |
| Speech | BA | Communication |
| Early Childhood – Grade 12 | ||
| Art | BA | Art |
| Music | BM | Music |
| Physical Education | BS | Kinesiology |
| Spanish | BA | Spanish |
| Special Education | BSIS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Theatre | BA | Theatre |
