Secondary Education / Master of Arts
Secondary Education / Master of Arts
Lewis offers Professional Educator Licensure in the areas of English/Language Arts; mathematics; science with designations in biology, chemistry or physics; and social science with designations in history or psychology. (For content area courses, see undergraduate catalog.)
Degree Offered: Master of Arts
Total Credit Hours: 39 + Comprehensive Examination
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.
Degree Requirements (39)
Program: MA-SCED-3
Required Courses
| SCED-50000 | Field Experience 1: Secondary |
1 |
| SCED-50100 | Field Experience 2: Secondary |
1 |
| SCED-50400 | Integrating Educational and Assistive Technology into the Classroom |
3 |
| SCED-51000 | Frameworks in Education |
3 |
| SCED-51200 | Instructional Strategies and Learning Communities for Adolescents |
3 |
| SCED-51300 | Pedagogy and Assessment for Effective Instruction |
3 |
| SCED-5XXXX | Special Methods (content area) |
3 |
| SCED-52200 | Characteristics and Development of the Adolescent Learner |
3 |
| SCED-52300 | Methods of Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas to Adolescents |
3 |
| SCED-54400 | Clinical Practice & Seminar: Secondary |
6 |
| ENLE-51000 | Foundations of Bilingual and English Language Learner Education |
3 |
| SPED-55700 | Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities |
3 |
| RDLT-57500 | Practical Research for Learning Communities |
3 |
| One hour education elective |
1 |
