EMU prepares teachers in a variety of subjects at the secondary level. The secondary teaching certificate allows you to teach grades 6-12 in your major and minor.
If you want to become a secondary teacher, there are three major components to the courses that you must take:
- You will be required to complete a group of general education courses.
- You will complete a major and, in most instances, a minor from among certain minors.
- You will complete your studies with a series of professional education courses, concluding with student teaching.
Following is a list of the approved majors and minors for secondary education students at EMU.
Secondary Teaching Majors
- Biology
- Business, Management, Marketing and Technology
- Chemistry
- Communication and Theater Arts
- Computer Science Education
- Earth Science
- French Language (can also do as K-12)
- Geography/History Comprehensive
- German Language and Literature (can also do as K-12)
- History/Geography Comprehensive
- Integrated Science (no minor required)
- Language, Literature and Writing (English)
- Advising Packet (pdf)
- Mathematics
- Physical Science Comprehensive Major (no minor required)
- Physical Science Group Major (requires a minor in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science or Physics)
- Physics
- Social Studies/Economics Comprehensive
- Social Studies/Geography Comprehensive
- Social Studies/History Comprehensive
- Social Studies/Political Science Comprehensive
- Spanish Language (can also do as K-12)
- Technology and Engineering
Secondary Teaching Minors
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication and Theater Arts
- Computer Science Education
- Earth Science
- English as a Second Language*
- French Language
- German Language
- School Health Education
- Language, Literature and Writing (English)
- Advising Packet (pdf)
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Physical Education Minor for Special Education Majors
- Physics
- Psychology*
- Spanish Language
- Vocational Technical
* = Not available for special education majors.
