Dance with teacher certification

Students seeking secondary certification to teach must select a primary teaching field and complete professional development coursework through the College of Education. Each semester students must communicate with the School of Theatre & Dance's academic advisor for updates and/or changes regarding Teacher Certification on the state, university and school levels.

Dance classes required for Secondary Education:

• Rhythmic Skills for Children
  Intro to Dance Theory and Practice
  Jazz II, emphasis on Musical Theatre
  Dance Improvisation
  Composition I
  Composition II
  Dance Production
  Production Lab
  Pedagogy
  History of Dance
  Advanced Technique and Theory
  KIN 3309 Biomechanics

Education classes required for Professional Development:

• CUIN 3313 Information Technology for Adolescents
  CUIN 3347 Reading in the Content Area
  EDUC 3301 Introduction to Teaching
  EPSY Educational Psychology
  SEDE 4303 Teaching and Learning **
  SEDE 4305 Teaching Methods in Secondary School: First Teaching Field **
  SEDE 4306 Teaching Methods in Secondary School: Second Teaching Field **
  EDUC 4314 Student Teaching - Secondary
  EDUC 4315 Student Teaching - Seconday
  
  ** two courses from these three options

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