Program Overview

College of Education and Human Development

The College of Education and Human Development offers a major in Adolescence to Young Adult/Secondary Education, which includes licensure specializations in various areas.

Adolescence to Young Adult/Secondary Education

The Adolescence to Young Adult (Secondary) Education major includes licensure specializations in the following areas:

• Integrated Mathematics
• Integrated Social Studies
• Integrated Language Arts
• Integrated Science
• Single Field Science (Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences-Chemistry, and Physical Sciences-Physics)
• 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 Adolescence 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 Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) content and pedagogy examinations.

However, BGSU teacher education programs are highly competitive and require additional admission and graduation criteria. These requirements include:

• Evidence of proficiency on a nationally normed achievement assessment (ACT, SAT, PRAXIS core)
• Professional disposition reviews
• An overall GPA of 3.0
• A content GPA of 2.8
• Passing scores for all required Ohio Assessments for Educators examinations in each content area required by the State of Ohio Candidates in this program will also be required to obtain annual BCI/FBI checks in order to participate in required field experiences.

To be recommended for a teaching license, BGSU requires majors in the Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA) program to possess an overall GPA of 3.0, a content specialization GPA of 2.8, and successful completion of the appropriate Content and Principles of Learning and Teaching OAE examinations.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in the Adolescence to 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 Professional Education coursework with a "C" or better in each course
• Complete the requirements for one of the 13 specializations

Specializations

Students apply for admission into the Professional Year (methods and student teaching) one semester in advance. Criteria for admission into methods include:

• "C" or better in EDHD 2010
• WRIT 1120
• COMM 1020
• EDFI 3030
• EDIS 2310
• EDTL 2300 and 3700
• Either EDTL 2710, 2741/2742, 2750, or 2760
• A 2.8 overall GPA and a 2.8 GPA in the major
• Successful pass of the OAE content exam(s) prior to being admitted into the Methods Block

Available specializations include:

• Integrated Language Arts (62-62 hours)
• Integrated Mathematics (40-41 hours)
• Integrated Social Studies (61 hours)
• Dual Field Science (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) (60-63 hours)
• Integrated Sciences (77 hours)
• Single Field Sciences (Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences-Chemistry, Physical Sciences-Physics) (53-58 hours)