DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, EMU

Computer Science Education Major
( Secondary Teacher Certification )

Banner major code: CSCT

Successful completion of this program, in conjunction with other teacher education requirements, qualifies the student for recommendation for the Michigan Department of Education Secondary Provisional Certificate endorsed in computer science, certification code “NR,” and, an additional endorsement depending on the minor selected. The State of Michigan certification test covering this field is #50, “Computer Science.”

Students must be accepted into the College of Education before enrolling in COSC 303 Applications in Computer Science, COSC 306 Methods of Teaching Computer Science in the Secondary Schools, and COSC 342 Programming Languages for Educators.

General studies ............................................................... 50 hours
   General education requirements (44 hrs)
   Other requirements (4 hrs)
        MATH 205 Mathematical Structures for Computer Science (4 hrs)
   Physical education/graduation requirement (2 hrs)

Computer science teaching major ..................................... 30 hours
     Required Courses ........................................................ 27 hours
            COSC 111 Introduction to Programming
               (satisfies general education requirement I.5) (3 hrs)
            COSC 211 Programming Data Structures (3 hrs)
            COSC 221 Computer Organization I (3 hrs)
            COSC 303 Applications in Computer Science (3 hrs)
            COSC 311 Algorithms and Data Structures (3 hrs)
            COSC 314 Computational Discrete Structures (3 hrs)
            COSC 342 Programming Languages for Educators (3 hrs)
            COSC 403 Seminar and Project Design for Educators (3 hrs)

     Restricted Electives ...................................................... 3 hours
     One course from the following:
         * COSC 105 Everyday Computing and Social Responsibility (3 hrs)
         * STS 150 UnderstandingTechnology (3 hrs)
            PLSC 382 Politics and the 21^st Century (3 hrs)
            SOCL 462 Complex Organizations (3 hrs)

Professional studies ........................................................... 39 hours
   Pre-admission phase: The Learner and the Community ........ 8 hours
            EDPS 322 Human Development and Learning (4 hrs)
            FETE 201 Field Experience I (1 hr)
            SPGN 251 Education of Exceptional Children (3 hrs)

         The following courses require formal admission to the teacher education program:
        Phase I: Curriculum, Assessment and the Social Context .. 10 hours
            SOFD 328W Schools in a Multicultural Society (3 hrs)
            CURR 305 Curriculum and Methods: Secondary (3 hrs)
            FETE 302 Field Experience II: Secondary (1 hrs)
            EDPS 340 Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation (3 hrs)
        Phase II: Content Methods, Literacy and Technology .......... 9 hours
            COSC 306 Methods of Teaching Computer Science in the Secondary Schools (3 hrs)
            RDNG 311 Teaching Reading in the Secondary School (3 hrs)
            FETE 402 Field Experience III: Secondary (1 hr)
            EDMT 330 Instructional Applications of Media and Technology (2 hrs)
        Phase III: Capstone Experience ......................................... 12 hours
            EDUC 492 Student Teaching (12 hrs)

Minor .................................................................................. 13-25 hours
Elective courses ......................................................................... 0 hours
Total ...................................................................................... 132 hours

* This course satisfies both a general education and a major requirement