Secondary Education - Chicago State University

Secondary Education from Chicago State University is a Campus Master Secondary Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The departments of Health, Physical Education , and Recreation and of Technology and Education jointly offer the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Secondary Education . The purpose of the program is to provide individuals with a bachelor's degree in an area other than education the opportunity to earn a master's degree and an initial teacher certificate. Completion of the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Secondary Education qualifies students for either the (Type 09) State of Illinois Initial High School (6-12) certificate in science, with a biology, chemistry, or physics designation, business, English, social science (with a geography or history designation), technology education, or mathematics; or Special K-12 certificate in visual arts, music, physical education , physics or Spanish. The area of concentration is dependent on the student's undergraduate major. Certification requires successful completion of the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills, Content Area, and Assessment of Professional Teaching . General Requirements A minimum of one-half of the student's coursework must be selected at the 5000-level. Completion of a master's thesis, a project, or two additional graduate courses in the concentration area. Completion of a major research paper focused on teaching in an urban setting(requirement fulfilled in ED 5492). Completion of all degree requirements within six years. View more details on Chicago State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Secondary Education courses.