Education for certification programs will no longer be offered at Transy and are being phased out over the next 3 years.
No students entering Transy after Winter 2025 term will be able to major in the following:
- Elementary Education: P-5 Certification, BA
- Middle Grades Education: 5-9 Certification, BA
- Teaching Art, BA (P-12 Certification)
- Music Education, BA (P-12 Certification)
- Teaching Chemistry, BA (8-12 Certification)
No students entering Transy after Winter 2025 term will be able to minor in the following:
- Education Minor for P-12 Certification for French and Spanish
- Education Minor for Secondary Certification (8-12) for History/Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Biology, and Physics
Students who enrolled prior to Winter 2025 will be able to pursue majors/minors in these provided they declare the major/minor no later than July 1, 2025.
To become certified to teach Mathematics, students must complete the Mathematics Major, in addition to the following for certification.
Education Minor for Secondary Certification
| Completion of Education Minor for Secondary certification (8-12) for Teaching Mathematics requires: | ||
| EDU | 1004 | Foundations of Education |
| EDU | 2014 | Schooling in U.S. Culture: History, Philosophies, and Diversity |
| EDU | 2094 | Standards-Based Instruction |
| EDU | 2164 | Learning Theory and Pedagogy |
| EDU | 3054 | Instructional Strategies and Content Area Literacy for Learners in Middle and Secondary Schools |
| EDU | 3244 | Practicum in Learning Experiences |
| EDU | 4114 | Supervised Teaching in High School |
| EDU | 4514 | Senior Seminar (EDU) |
| or Senior Seminar in the student’s discipline | ||
| Students must also take the following allied course: | ||
| PSY | 1004 | General Psychology |
| * To become certified to teach mathematics, students must take MATH 3134 as one of their two math electives in the major. | ||