Instruction with Certification - Secondary (1 year, M.I.T.)
This program is designed for candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree in an area other than education interested in receiving both an M.I.T. degree and Washington State and/or Adventist Education Certification for teaching in the middle school, junior high, and high school. Candidates who want Washington state certification must have an endorsable teaching major and/or its equivalent (45+ credits in an endorsable content area) that has been approved by the School of Education and Psychology.
Prerequisites: State Tests: Take all sections of the WEST-B (basic skills state exam in reading, writing, and math), or submit official passing scores on the ACT and/or SAT or combination thereof.
Passing scores on the WEST-E/NES (endorsement content state exam).
Other state certification assessment requirements for Designated World Languages endorsement: ACTFL’s Speaking and Writing–passing score Advanced Low.
Courses: EDUC 211 Introduction to and Foundations of Education, EDUC 250 Introduction to the Teacher Certification Program, PSYC 130 General Psychology, MATH 105 or higher, SPCH 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication, College Writing sequence B- average and ENGL 223 Research Writing or equivalent course work B- or above, EDUC 365 Secondary Classroom Management, EDUC 395 Secondary Methods of Instruction I, EDUC 396 Secondary Methods of Instruction II or XXXX395 Secondary Methods in Content Area (see secondary advisor to determine which content methods class you’ll take), EDUC 450 Intro to Student Teaching Clinical Practice, and any endorsement competency classes that aren’t in the major content area requirements.
Adventist Education Certification Required Classes: HLTH 110 Wellness for Living or HLTH 205 Survey of Health, or equivalent course work, RELT 202 Fundamentals of Christian Beliefs, RELH 457 History of Adventism, RELT 417 Inspiration and Revelation, and an additional 8 quarter credit hours of RELB religion course work. Methods class required for endorsement in Bible, EDCI 581 Teaching & Learning: Religion Methods.
GPA 3.0 or higher.
Instruction with Certification (Secondary)
Basic Courses
| EDUC 522 | Philosophy and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 551 | Action Research | 4 |
| PSYC 517 | Psychology of Learning and Development | 4 |
| RELT 566 | Issues in Religion and Culture | 3 |
| SPED 510 | Introduction to Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms | 4 |
Instructional Core
(Pass the Washington State assessment tool)