+ Adolescent/Young Adult/Secondary Education

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 47 hours of Professional Education coursework with a "C" or better in each course. These courses include: EDHD 201; EDFI 303, 402, 408; EDAS 409; EDIS 231/431; EDTL 370, 418, 420, 467, 497; and one of the following—EDTL 471, 474, 475, or 476.
• Complete the requirements for one of the 13 specializations.

Specializations

Integrated Language Arts (60) — click for 2006-2007 course and program requirements

Integrated Mathematics (40 hours) — click for 2006-2007 course and program requirements

Integrated Social Studies (58 hours) — click for 2006-2007 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) (60-65 hours) — click for 2006-2007 course and program requirements

Single Field Sciences ( Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences-Chemistry, Physical Sciences-Physics) (54-59 hours) — click for 2006-2007 course and program requirements

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 201, ENG 112, IPC 102, EDFI 303, EDIS 231/431, and EDTL 370. 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 418, 420, 467, 47x (471, 474, 475, OR 476), and EDFI 402. 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.