The Teaching major with a Concentration in Adolescent to Young Adult Education is offered to students who hold a bachelor’s degree and are interested in teaching in grades 7-12. All candidates for AYA licensure must have a subject area concentration for the subject to be taught. This is usually equivalent to an undergraduate degree with a major in the subject area to be taught. The Mount offers licensure programs in the following subject content areas: Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry/Life Science, Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Science, and Integrated Social Studies. Students are eligible for an adolescent to young adult resident educator license in their respective subject area when they successfully complete the program.
Required content courses are undergraduate level and may be taken as part of the candidate's baccalaureate degree or may be taken concurrently while participating in the graduate level licensure program.
(40-46 Hours)
| PROFESSIONAL CORE - 10 hours |
| EDU 500 |
Statistics & Research (3) |
| EDU 501* |
Educational Psychology (3) |
| EDU 600 |
Integrative Project (1) |
| EDU 602 |
Ethics for Educators (3) |
*also required for licensure
| CONCENTRATION COURSES – 30-36 hours |
| AYA 533 |
Practicum (2-3) [for Language Arts and Social Studies content areas] (optional) |
| AYA 550 |
Nature and Needs of Adolescents (3) |
| EDU 644 |
Student Teaching (6) |
| AYA 670 |
AYA Curriculum Methods: Teaching to Standards (3) |
| EDU 502 |
Measurement and Evaluation (3) |
| EDU 504 |
Behavior and Classroom Organization (3) |
| EDU 517 |
Computers in the Instructional Process (0-3)
This licensure requirement may be satisfied by passing the division's technology
proficiency assessment; course is not required for MA degree
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| EDU 601 |
Differentiated Instruction for Inclusive Settings (3) |
| RDG 511 |
Content Reading (3) |
| SED 515 |
Human Exceptionalities Across the Lifespan (3) |
| Select the methods course that corresponds to your content area: |
| MTH 503 |
Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3) |
| AYA 556 |
Methods of Teaching Language Arts (3) |
| AYA 558 |
Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3) |
| AYA 559 |
Methods of Teaching Sciences (3) |