Secondary STEM Teacher Licensure 4+1

The Education Department – Secondary licensure program offers a Bachelor’s to Master’s 4+1 Program option for Lewis University undergraduate STEM (Biology, Chemistry, Math or Physics) majors. All qualified STEM majors may take advantage of this 4+1 Program option. The 4+1 Program option allows qualified undergraduates to complete the graduate Ma in Education in less time than would be possible if the two programs were taken separately. Nine graduate hours may be used both to complete the Bachelor’s degree (128 hours) and to satisfy specific course requirements for the Master’s program. The total number of required graduate credits (39) will remain the same. Students apply for admission to the 4+1 Program option by submitting an application to the program director for secondary education licensure program when they have reached completed 75 credit hours and have achieved an overall GPA of 3.0. If approved 4-1 secondary teacher education licensure candidates will also need to submit two letters of recommendation and successfully complete the Education Department Graduate Writing Exam. With planning, the MA in Secondary education with an endorsement in their selected STEM field could be awarded within one and half years of graduating with the Bachelor’s degree. Students who take 9 credit hours of selected graduate courses in Secondary Education in their senior year and earn a grade of “B” or better in each of those courses will have to complete only 30 more credit hours to earn the MA. Students accepted into this 4+1

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) grants professional educator licenses in the State of Illinois. All teacher candidates who successfully complete an approved teacher education program at Lewis University, pass appropriate licensure exams, and meet current ISBE requirements will be recommended for licensure. This does not lead to licensure in other states. Teacher candidates are responsible for checking the requirements of the state in question.

Note: ISBE requirements are subject to change. Please contact your advisor for the most up to date licensure information.

Listed below are graduate courses in the MA in Secondary Education program which students enrolled in the 4+1 Program option may take during their senior year. Listed in parenthesis next to each is the undergraduate course for which it substitutes.

A student in this 4+1 Program option may apply no more than three of these courses toward his or her undergraduate Bachelor of Science major in Secondary Education.

 

• SCED 51000 (SCED 21000) Frameworks in Education
• SCED 50400 (SCED 30400) Integrating Educational and Assistive Technology into the classroom.
• SCED 51200 (SCED 31200) Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Adolescents.
• SPED 55700 (SPED 35700) Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities.
• ENLE 51000 (ENLE 31000) Foundations of Teaching Bilingual and English Language Learners.

 

See Baccalaureate-to-Masters Degree Program Guidelines for additional information.