+ Adolescent/Young Adult/Secondary
Education (last updated
9/24/2009)
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The
Adolescent/Young Adult/Secondary Education major
includes licensure specializations in the following
areas: Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Social
Studies, Integrated Language Arts, Single Field
Science (Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical
Sciences-Chemistry, and Physical Sciences-Physics),
and Dual Field Sciences (Physical Sciences-Chemistry
and Physics, Earth Sciences and Chemistry, Earth
Sciences and Physics, Life Sciences and Chemistry,
Life Sciences and Physics, and Life Sciences
and Earth Sciences).
Minimal
qualifications for a student to be eligible
for an Adolescent to Young Adult (ages 12-21)
license valid for teaching the content specialization
in grades seven through twelve in the State
of Ohio include the successful completion of
an appropriate program of study, the achievement
of a 2.5 accumulative grade point average, and
successful completion of the Praxis II content
and pedagogy examinations. However, BGSU requires
an overall GPA of 2.8, a content GPA of 2.8,
and successful completion of the appropriate
Praxis II content exams to be eligible for admission
to the Professional Year. To be recommended
for a teaching license, BGSU requires majors
in the Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) program
to possess an overall GPA of 2.8, a content
specialization GPA of 2.8, and successful completion
of the appropriate Content and Principles of
Learning and Teaching Praxis examinations.
Learning
Outcomes
Upon
completion of the baccalaureate degree, students
in the Adolescent/Young Adult/Secondary Education
teacher education program are expected to:
- Demonstrate
competence of subject matter in the content
area of specialization;
- Demonstrate
competence in the theories and practices of
sound pedagogy;
- Apply
theories of human development and learning
to plan, implement and assess daily lessons
and units of instruction;
- Exhibit
professional and ethical behavior when working
with students, their parents, other educators,
and community members.
Requirements
for the Major
- Complete
all University General Education (BG Perspective)
and college requirements.
- Complete
Professional Education coursework with a "C"
or better in each course. These courses include:
EDHD 2010; EDFI 3030, 4020, 4080; EDAS 4090;
EDIS 2310; EDTL 2300, 3700, 4180, 4200, 4670,
4970; and one of the following sets —EDTL
2710, 4710, 4810; or EDTL 2740, 4740, 4840;
or EDTL 2750, 4750, 4850; or EDTL 2760, 4760,
4860.
- Complete
the requirements for one of the 13 specializations.
Specializations
Students
apply for admission into the Professional
Year (methods and student teaching) one semester
in advance, on the first Thursday of each
semester for the following semester. Criteria
for admission into methods include: "C"
or better in EDHD 2010; GSW 1120; COMM 1020;
EDFI 3030; EDIS 2310; EDTL 2300 and 3700;
and either EDTL
2710, 2740, 2750, or 2760. Students must also
have a 2.8 overall GPA and a 2.8 GPA in the
major. Finally, students must successfully
pass the Praxis II content exam(s) prior to
being admitted into the Methods Block. Methods
Block (semester one) includes: EDTL 4180,
4200, 4670, 47xx (4710, 4740, 4750, OR 4760),
and EDFI 4020. Students must complete all
five courses with a "C" or better
AND maintain a 2.8 GPA in the major and a
2.8 overall GPA to be admitted into student
teaching. Student teaching consists of EDTL
4970 and one of the following:
EDTL
4810, 4840, 4850, or 4860.
Integrated
Language Arts (62-63)
— click 
for 2009-2010 course and program requirements
Integrated
Mathematics (43-44 hours)
—click
for 2009-2010 course and program requirements
Integrated
Social Studies (61 hours)
—click
for 2009-2010 course and program requirements
Dual
Field Sciences
(Earth Sciences and Chemistry, Earth Sciences
and Physics, Life Sciences and Chemistry,
Life Sciences and Physics, Life Sciences and
Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences-Chemistry
and Physics) (59-64 hours) —click
for 2009-2010 course and program requirements
Single
Field Sciences
(Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences-Chemistry,
Physical Sciences-Physics) (53-58 hours)
—click
for 2009-2010 course and program requirements
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