Students seeking teacher certification at the secondary or K-12 level must complete a teaching major (minimum 8 units), a teaching minor (minimum 5 units), and the prescribed courses in professional education. Specific information about the professional education sequence may be obtained in the Education Department Office.

Field experiences are integrated throughout the Secondary Program to help students to relate theory with practice. Students will observe in classrooms and gradually begin to teach small groups and whole classes before student teaching. We also encourage students to get involved with programs outside of the Secondary Program, such as HOSTS and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

Students must sign up for student teaching at the Education Office not later than January 15 of the academic year preceding the year in which they wish to do their teaching. An autobiography and TB test results must be presented before this date. Students must make their own transportation arrangements for getting to and from their student teaching assignments. We try to place all Education students as close to Albion as possible (30 mile radius).

Secondary Teaching Majors and Minors

Changes in courses in these teaching majors and minors may be made only after consultation with the department concerned. Any changes agreed upon must be sent in writing from the department chair and filed in the Shurmur Education Institute office. All courses in the teaching major and minor, and all education courses (except student teaching), must be taken for numeric grades.

K-12 Majors

(Required courses for completion of these majors are determined jointly by the department involved and the Education Department) K-12 certification may be obtained in:

• French
• German
• Music Education
• Physical Education, and
• Spanish

Education Courses

• Education 225; Foundations of Education (1 unit)
• Psychology 251; Developmental Psychology (1 unit)
• Education 260; The Exceptional Child (1/2 unit)
• Education 331; Secondary Methods (1 unit)
• Education 338, 339; Pedagogy of the Humanities (1/2 or 1 unit)
• Education 348, 349; Pedagogy of the Social Sciences (1/2 or 1 unit)
• Education 358, 359; Pedagogy of the Sciences (1/2 or 1 unit)
• Education 353; Teaching Reading in the Content Areas at the Secondary Level (1 unit)
• Education 363; K-12 Student Teaching (2 units)
• Education 367; Secondary Student Teaching (2 units)
• Education 369; Student Teaching Seminar (1 unit)

Students who begin their studies in Education as juniors or seniors usually need additional time at Albion to complete requirements. They often graduate with their class and then return to Albion to complete Secondary requirements.

There is a suggested sequence for how to structure your course of study, which can be used as a model. This sequence also lays out a schedule of which requirements (besides coursework) should be fulfilled at certain times.  The suggested sequence can also be obtained from the education office.