Students interested in teaching licensure via the Capital University/Kenyon Secondary Certification Partnership will take the following courses:
Teacher Education Courses at Kenyon
- AMST 330 "Theory and Practice of Urban Education" — or EDUC 101/151 "Foundations of the Education Profession" through Capital if AMST 330 is not currently being taught.
- PSYC 101 "Introduction to Psychology"*
- PSYC 307 "Language Disorders"
- PSYC 224 "Educational Psychology"
*PSYCH 101 is a prerequisite for 307 and 224 (currently waived with AP or transfer credit or by special permission from the chair of the Department of Psychology).
Pedagogy, Methods and Experiential Courses at Capital
- EDUC 201 "Developing as a Professional Educator" (4 hours)*
- EDUC 374 "Content Area Reading" (4 hours)*
- EDUC 401 "Developing as a Professional IV (2 hours + $100 fee)**
- One pedagogy course in the area of expertise: EDUC 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358 or 359 (2 hours)*
- One student teaching course: EDUC 410, 420, 430, 440, 441, 442 or 450 (10 hours + $480 fee)**
*Can be taken as an online course.
**EDUC 401 and student teaching are generally taken concurrently. These two courses can be taken during a semester away during the student’s junior year or fall of senior year.
Content Area Courses at Kenyon
There are no specific content area course requirements. Content area courses are needed to prepare the student for content area licensure exams and are usually part of a student’s normal course of study. All content area courses are taken at Kenyon.
The partnership may expand to other areas, but currently is primarily focused on four areas of expertise:
- Language arts
- Mathematics
- Science (dual-focus or integrated)
- Social studies
Coursework must be completed to cover the topics listed in the content area frameworks and as advised by Capital University representatives. Students must work with academic advisors and the pre-teaching advisor to ensure that content area courses cover the required content in order to be successful in the subject area licensure exam.
Sample Sequence of Courses
• AMST 330 "Sankofa Project: Theory and Practice of Urban Education" or EDUC 101/150 through Capital University if Kenyon is not offering AMST 330
• PSYC 101 "Introduction to Psychology" (not required with permission from Department of Psychology)
• Content area courses
• EDUC 201 "Introduction to Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment"
• EDUC 374 "Content Area Literacy"
• "PSYC 224 Educational Psychology" or PSYC 307 "Language Disorders" (exceptionalities course)
• Content area courses
• Licensure area pedagogy course (per Capital University, pre-student teaching requires 70-90 classroom hours throughout the semester)
• EDUC 374 "Content Area Literacy" if not already taken
• Licensure area pedagogy course if a location is found for pre-student teaching hours
• Content area courses
• PSYC 224 or PSYC 307 (whichever is left to take)
• Spring semester off-campus to take EDUC 401 and student teaching*
*The semester away can be taken in either junior year or the fall of senior year, or student teaching may be possible through summer placement if a suitable location is identified.