Natural Sciences Teacher Certification

Courses Required if Pursuing Teacher Certification

PSY 311 Psychology of Adolescence
SOC 243 Child Welfare Policy & Services

Six credits of a foreign language

Education Courses

EDU 203 Learning Theory
EDU 237 Instructional Design
SED 270 Introduction to Nature and
  Educational Needs of Children with Disabilities
EDU 313 Foundations of Education
EDU 314  Promoting English Language Arts Across the Content Areas
EDU 327 Teaching to the Standards
EDU 336 Language/Literacy Development for the Adolescent Learner
EDU 402 Methods in Classroom Management
EDU 479 Student Teaching and Seminar at the Early Secondary School Level (7-9)
EDU 480 Student Teaching and Seminar at the Secondary School Level (10-12)

Natural Science Course

NSC 306 Teaching Science in Middle and High School

NOTE

To be eligible for student teaching, students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.55, a minimum GPA of 2.55 in all courses in the major, and be recommended for student teaching by the chairpersons of both the major and the Education Department.

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Wow! Daemen students & faculty travel abroad during the inter-semester break!

Faculty accompanied students to Mexico City and Cuernavaca for the January inter-semester term.

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