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Course of Study

Tier I: Diversity, Language and Literacies in Urban Education (3-6 credits)

TAL 801 Issues in Urban Education 3 credits
TAL 802 Language and Literacy 3 credits*
TAL 803 Perspectives on Disabilities 3 credits

Tier II: Observation and Description of Urban Learners (3-9 credits)

TAL 812 Lives of Adolescents 3 credits*
TAL 817 Teaching Literacy 5-12 3 credits
TAL 830 Classroom Inquiry I 3 credits

Tier III: Inquiry of Urban Classrooms and Teaching Practices (15 to 21 credits)

Liberal Arts & Science (Biology, Chemistry, English, Math, Social Studies) 6-12 credits
TAL 841 Curriculum in the Secondary Classroom
(A. Biology; B. Chemistry; C. English; D. Math; E. Social Studies)		 3 credits
TAL 842 Teaching Methods in the Secondary Classroom
(A. Biology; B. Chemistry; C. English; D. Math; E. Social Studies)		 3 credits
TAL 880 Classroom Inquiry II 3 credits

Tier IV: Advanced Inquiry and Practice (6 credits)

TAL 883A Student Teaching: Adolescence 3 credits*
TAL 971 Capstone Seminar 3 credits

Requires a minimum of 18 credits in one Liberal Arts and Science discipline for Admission. Additional coursework in LAS may be required.

*Required only of students seeking 1st initial certification

State-Mandated Training

Students must also complete the following non-credit workshops offered through the School of Continuing Studies or present proof of equivalent training elsewhere:

ALCX 702 Child Abuse Identification and Reporting
ALCX 703 Violence Prevention
ALCX 704 Fire Safety, Substance Abuse and Abduction Prevention

Students interested in the Bilingual Extension, take the following additional courses:

TAL 823 Bilingualism & Bilingual/Multicultural Education 3 credits
TAL 862 ESL Curriculum & Methodology: Teaching Literacy K-12 3 credits
TAL 866 Native Language Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom 3 credits

Optional Middle Childhood Extension (Grade 5-6) 6 Credits

TAL 811 Lives of Children 3 credits
TAL 843 Curriculum in Middle School 3 credits