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College Catalog
Required Courses
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Foundational Coursework Required
- EDUC 210 Observing the Schooling
- EDUC 215 Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice
- PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology
- EDUC 220/244/270 Foundations of Education course
- Content Area Course (post-BA) or Content major (3/2)
MAT Coursework Required
- EDUC 403:Reading in the Elementary School or EDUC 413: Reading in the Content Areas
- EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar or EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar
- EDUC 414 Inclusive Learning Environments
- EDUC 501 Introduction to Teacher Research
- EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies or EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design or EDUC 522: : Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design
- EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science or EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design
- EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar or EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hours)
- EDUC 502 Teacher Action Research Project (1 hour)
- EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only)
37 hours of coursework (41 hours for middle school endorsement), in addition to foundational course work*
6 MAT courses, plus student teaching, and action research project
*additional content courses may be required depending on transcript reviewCourse Sequence for Those with a Bachelor’s Degree
Year One
Fall (foundational coursework)
Spring (MAT coursework)
EDUC 210: Observing the Schooling Process
EDUC 403:Reading in the Elementary School
or
EDUC 413: Reading in the Content AreasEDUC 215: Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice
EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar
or
EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar?One course in certification area (secondary, K-12, or elementary content area requirements)*
EDUC 414: Inclusive Learning Environments
PSYC 210: Developmental Psychology May Term
EDUC 501: Introduction To Teacher Research
Year Two
Fall
Spring
EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies
or
EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design
or
EDUC 522: Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar
??
or
EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hrs)EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science
or
EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)EDUC 502: Teacher Action Research Project (1 hr)
Phil./ Hist./Anthro EDUC.
EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only)
*and/ or additional courses as required by transcript and portfolio evaluation by content-area specialist and education department
3-2 MAT Course Work Sequence (Current Lake Forest College Students)
Year One - Senior Year
Fall (foundational coursework)
Spring (MAT coursework)
EDUC 210: Observing the Schooling
EDUC 403: Reading in the Elementary School
or
EDUC 413: Reading in the Content Areas *EDUC 215: Instructional Communication: Theory and Practice
EDUC 404: Elementary Fieldwork and Seminar
or
EDUC 415: Middle School Fieldwork and Seminar*PSYC 210: Developmental (Prereq: PSYC 110)
EDUC 414 Inclusive Learning Environments*
Other Major or Elective
Other Major or Elective
Summer Term I / May
EDUC 501: Introduction To Teacher Research
Year Two - MAT Year
Fall
Spring
EDUC 516: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary School: Content-Area Literacy and Social Studies
or
EDUC 520: Discipline-Specific Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design
or
EDUC 522: Discipline-Specific K-12 Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)EDUC 518: Elementary Student Teaching and Seminar or EDUC 521: Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar (12 hrs) EDUC 517: Curriculum and Instruction in the Elementary Schools: Math and Science
or
EDUC 519: Secondary Curriculum and Instructional Design (with master’s component)EDUC 502 Teacher Action Research Project
(1 hr)Phil./ Hist./Anthro EDUC. EDUC 506: Teaching Adolescent Students (middle school endorsement for elementary candidates only) Course Credits: 9.25 (10.25 for middle school endorsement option for elementary candidates)
Hours: 37 (41 for middle school endorsement option for elementary candidates)*3 courses will count for MAT and BA credit
Note: A “C” or better is required for every course that counts toward teacher certification.
Note: A “B-“ or better is required for every Education Department course.