Secondary Education Program

(32 semester hours)

The School of Education at Saint Xavier University prepares educators who are broadly and liberally educated, competent in content and methodologies, and skillful in teaching all children in contemporary schools. The program in Secondary Education is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education and is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. This information sheet outlines requirements for an initial Secondary Education Certificate in the State of Illinois as well as the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in Education. For answers to commonly asked questions, please visit our Secondary Education program FAQ page.

Required Professional Education Courses

EDUG 413 Survey of Students with Exceptionalities for the Regular Classroom Teacher
EDUG 414 History and Philosophy of Education
EDUG 415 Principles and Practices of the Middle and Secondary School
EDUG 463-69 Methods of Teaching (major) in the Middle and Secondary School
EDUG 444 Directed Teaching - Secondary
EDUG 445 Seminar in Teaching and Learning
EDUG 470 Profession of Teaching
EDUG 497 Literacy Instruction for Secondary Teachers
EDUG 507 Advanced Educational Psychology
EDUG 508 Adolescent Development

Graduate Program Core Courses

EDUG 511 Foundational Topics in Education: Scholarly Reading and Writing
(This course also meets a certification requirement; candidates will not be entitled to a certificate if this course is not successfully completed.)
EDUG 512 Assessment of Instruction and Learning
EDUG 513 Educational Research Design and Development
EDUG 514 Scholarship of Teaching: Finalizing the Inquiry Process
  or
  Two additional courses in the School of Education at Saint Xavier University

Graduate students admitted to the Secondary Education program will not be required to take any additional general education courses.

Major Areas with Approved Programs

  • Art, Science, English/Language Art, Social Science/History, and Mathematics

Middle Grade Endorsement

To earn this endorsement, candidates are required to have the equivalent of three semester hours of middle grade philosophy, curriculum, instruction, and methods and three semester hours of advanced adolescent psychology in addition to 18 semester hours in a subject area.

Graduation Requirements

All coursework must be completed within five years of admission. A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 must be maintained; a grade of D is not acceptable toward satisfying degree or certification requirements. Not more than six (6) semester hours of appropriate graduate credit, taken prior to being admitted to Saint Xavier University and taken within the past five years, may be transferred from another institution.

 

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