K-12 Education

Teaching Specialty

Plan A (Double Teaching Field): Plan A is for those who want to qualify as teachers in two different subject areas. Plan A is not available in all specialty areas. (Please see your department/content area for advisement.) Each subject area requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of specific course work. Emphasis areas available for K-12 double certification are:

Plan B (Single Teaching Field): Plan B is for those who want to concentrate in one subject area and be qualified to teach with a high degree of specialization. Forty or more semester hours are required in the subject area or related supporting courses. Single teaching fields available for K-12 certification are:

• Art
• French
• German
• Music –vocal and/or instrumental
• Physical Education
• Spanish

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