Major

Secondary Education – Certification

Academic Level
UG
Program

A candidate who completes a program in secondary education will be prepared to teach in grades eight through twelve in Kentucky. The candidate will be required to complete courses in general knowledge, in specialization in one of the following areas: biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, or social studies, and professional knowledge.

General Knowledge

First Year Studies

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
2

Oral Communication

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Written Communication

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Mathematics

Course Code
Title
Credits
3 - 4
Sub-Total Credits
3-4

Systematic Study of the Bible

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Finding Your Place at UPIKE

*Personal Place

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
6

*Physical and Natural Place

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
7

*Historical Place

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3

*Cultural and Global Place

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
3
Sub-Total Credits
6

*General Education Curriculum requires that these 15 credits be from five different disciplines and must include three credits of humanities/fine arts and three credits of social science.

Engaging our World Requirement

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3

Areas of Specialization

Biology

Chemistry

English

Mathematics

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
39

*Secondary education mathematics majors are required to take MTH 113 and MTH 114 since the content covered in these courses is a significant part of the curriculum they will be required to teach.

Course Code
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
3

Social Studies

History electives at 300/400 level (9 hours from Group A, 6 hours from Group B, and 3 hours from Group C)

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
27
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Political Science Electives select one elective from the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

*PLS 448 and HIS 463 can only be used as a Political Science Elective, if not used to meet the History Elective requirement.

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6
Total Credits
532-535