Secondary Education Licensure Only- Kansas and Online

 

Kansas and Online Secondary Education licensure only (grades 6-12) is available as a post-baccalaureate  undergraduate program. Students must complete coursework in a secondary subject area approved by the state as well as professional knowledge and secondary methods courses prior to the student teaching field experience.

Prospective high school teachers learn to be sensitive and compassionate to the unique needs, challenges and learning styles of a diverse adolescent student population. They develop critical thinking skills through an analysis of educational history, philosophy and psychology; measurement and evaluation of learning; and classroom management. They gain awareness of cultural diversity and the social and political contexts of education. Students completing the secondary education licensure program are prepared to serve in a variety of school settings, both public and private.

The secondary education licensure programs are based on state, regional, and national licensure criteria and testing competencies. Specific subject-matter courses, developed in collaboration with lead faculty in the discipline, build connections between theory and practice. Preparations in the subject major along with education courses, including field experiences, assist in leading to licensure.

The Ottawa University teacher education program is state approved in Kansas and is also accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The requirements outlined here meet licensure standards for the state of Kansas. Completion of this program does not guarantee licensure or certification in other states.

 

Degree Requirements

Pre-Professional Education

All students seeking secondary licensure must complete these requirements in addition to the requirements in their content area.

EDU 20000TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATORS

EDU 30731THE TEACHING PROFESSION I

Professional Education

All students seeking secondary licensure must complete these requirements in addition to the requirements in their content area.

EDU 31132THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD

EDU 31233EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

EDU 33035FDNTNS OF SCHLS DIVERSE SOCIETY

EDU 34500SECONDARY METHODS AND RICA

Clinical Practice-Licensure

 

Students completing content areas for grades 6-12 will complete the student teaching block as indicated below.

Students completing content areas for grades PreK-12 will complete the student teaching block with:

EDU 49001 Elementary Student Teaching I and EDU 49021 Secondary Student Teaching II

EDU 40932RFLCTV TCHNG & ACTION RESEARCH

EDU 40934REFLECTIVE TCHG/ACTION RSRCH II

EDU 49021SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING I

EDU 49022SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING II

Art Licensure Content PreK-12

Students must complete a program of study which includes the following or equivalents: 

ART 10321PHOTOGRAPHY

ART 10921FIBERS

ART 11121CRAFTS

ART 13023ART FUNDAMENTALS

ART 20623ART HISTORY I

ART 20723ART HISTORY II

ART 22023DRAWING & COMPOSITION I

ART 23423GRAPHIC ART

ART 23523PAINTING I

ART 23723CERAMICS I

ART 24000COMPUTER GRAPHICS

ART 30423PRE K-ELEMENTARY ART METHODS

ART 30523MIDDLE SCHOOL SECONDARY ART METHODS

ART 33023DESIGN II

 

Biology Licensure Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Select two courses from the following:

BIO 30243 Microbiology

BIO 31343 Natural History of KS Vertebrates with Lab

BIO 40143 Biochemistry

BIO 40350 Comp Anatomy Vertebrates & Lab

BIO 41023 Animal Physiology

BIO 43000 Developmental Biology & Lab

The following are all required:

BIO 12043GENERAL BIOLOGY I

BIO 22043GENERAL BIOLOGY II

BIO 30243MICROBIOLOGY

OR

BIO 32100CELL BIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

BIO 31143ECOLOGY & LAB

BIO 31243GENETICS & LAB

BIO 35523BIOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS

CHE 12044GENERAL CHEMISTRY I & LAB

MAT 32044INFERENTIAL STATISTICS

OR

MAT 20044INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Business Licensure -Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

ACC 20364ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ITS 12063INTRO TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

OR

ITS 20550BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS

OAD 30563MANAGEMENT

OAD 31063BUSINESS LAW

OAD 31664BUSINESS ETHICS

OAD 31863MARKETING

OAD 40063FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION

OAD 49100STRATEGIES AND POLICIES

English Licensure Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Choose three courses from the following:

ENG 33523 Environmental Literature

ENG 34023 Protest Literature

ENG 34523 Literature and Spirituality/The Sacred

ENG 36023 Peace Literature

ENG 40123 Literary Criticism

ENG 41823 Shakespeare Seminar or ENG 45123 Seminar in British Literature

Remaining courses are required:

 

ENG 10323INTRO TO LITERATURE AND FILM

OR

ENG 33023IMAGE AND TEXT

ENG 31023ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING

OR

ENG 32723CREATIVE WRITING

ENG 26023FROM HOMER TO HERRICK

ENG 27023FROM VOLTAIRE TO VICTORIA

ENG 28023FROM WILDE TO WEILIN

ENG 32523THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

History Licensure Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Choose one course from the following ethnic/diversity-related courses:

HPS 30953 American Women's History

HPS 31053 Ethnicity in American History

HPS 31453 Religion in American Culture

Remaining courses are required:

 

 


ECO 20163MACROECONOMICS

HPS 10153WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

HPS 11053AMERICAN EXPERIENCE I

HPS 13053AMERICAN EXPERIENCE II

HPS 20153THE GREAT PLAINS

HPS 25353WORLD CIVILIZATION I

HPS 25453WORLD CIVILIZATION II

HPS 33253INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

SOC 10453INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

Mathematics Licensure Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

MAT 20043DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

MAT 20044INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

OR

MAT 31143PROBABILITY

AND

MAT 32044INFERENTIAL STATISTICS

MAT 21044CALCULUS I

MAT 21144CALCULUS II

MAT 22043LINEAR ALGEBRA

MAT 26043COLLEGE GEOMETRY

MAT 30243TRANSITION TO HIGHER MATHEMATICS

MAT 33043DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

OR

MAT 44143ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE TOPIC

MAT 42143ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

Music Licensure Content General PreK-12 (Ottawa Campus Only)

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Applied Piano (2 credits or continuous study until proficiency passed)

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4  credit hours of upper division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of upper division hours

The following are required:

MUS 16121APPLIED PIANO

MUS 16821APPLIED GUITAR

MUS 25324MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I

MUS 25325MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS II

MUS 32000INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS

MUS 32020GENERAL MUSIC METHODS AND MATERIALS

MUS 34010VOCAL PEDAGOGY

MUS 36324MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS III

MUS 32223CHORAL CONDUCT METH & LIT

MUS 36325MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS IV

MUS 43423MUSIC HISTORY I

MUS 46423MUSIC HISTORY II

MUS 49023RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE

 

Music Licensure Content Instrumental PreK-12 (Ottawa Campus Only)

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Applied Piano (2 credits or continuous study until proficiency passed)

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4 credit hours of upper division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of upper division hours

The following are required:

MUS 16121APPLIED PIANO

MUS 25324MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I

MUS 25325MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS II

MUS 31010BRASS METHODS AND PEDAGOGY

MUS 31020WOODWIND METHODS AND PEDAGOGY

MUS 31030PERCUSSION METHODS AND PEDAGOGY

MUS 31040ORCHESTRAL STRINGS METHODS AND PEDAGOGY

MUS 32000INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS

MUS 32123INSTR CONDUCT METH & LIT

MUS 32133ATHLETIC & JAZZ BAND METHODS AND MATERIALS

MUS 36324MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS III

MUS 36325MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS IV

MUS 43423MUSIC HISTORY I

MUS 46324MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS IV

MUS 49023RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE

Music Licensure Content Vocal PreK-12 (Ottawa Campus Only)

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

Applied Piano (2 credits or continuous study until proficiency passed)

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Applied Lessons in Primary Performance Area - 4 credit hours of upper division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of lower division hours

Conducted Ensemble Participation - 4 credit hours of upper division hours

The following are required:

MUS 16121APPLIED PIANO

MUS 25324MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS I

MUS 25325MUSIC THEORY AND AURAL SKILLS II

MUS 32000INSTRUMENTAL AND CHORAL CONDUCTING METHODS

MUS 32223CHORAL CONDUCT METH & LIT

MUS 36324MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS III

MUS 36325MUSIC THEORY & AURAL SKILLS IV

MUS 33010GERMAN AND ENGLISH DICTION

MUS 33020ITALIAN AND FRENCH DICTION

MUS 34010VOCAL PEDAGOGY

MUS 43423MUSIC HISTORY I

MUS 46423MUSIC HISTORY II

MUS 49023RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE

Speech and Theatre Licensure Content 6-12

Students must complete a program of study that includes the following or equivalents:

THE 11421APPLIED THEATRE

OR

THE 31421ADVANCED APPLIED THEATRE

THE 14123STAGECRAFT

THE 14623INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

THE 20023ACTING I

THE 31523HISTORY OF THEATRE I

OR

THE 31623HISTORY OF THEATRE II

THE 40624DIRECTING

COM 11023SPEECH PREPARATION AND DELIVERY

COM 20223ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE

COM 30163INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION