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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NORMAL PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
The work for this certificate in the Summer Quarter was authorized by the
State Board of Education by resolution December 15, 1924. Thirty session-hours
are required for its completion.
This certificate permits the holder to teach in the elementary schools. It is
valid for ten years and renewable for periods of ten years.
1. It is necessary for those taking work toward the Normal Professional
Certificate to make formal application on blanks which will be furnished by the
Registrar.
2. It is necessary to accompany this application with a statement of graduation
from an accredited high school, or its equivalent. Only such graduates
may secure credit for this course.
3. It is necessary to file in the Registrar's office, a complete transcript of all
credits earned at any other institution.
4. There is a residence requirement of six summer terms or three full
Quarters for this certificate. Under no circumstances may a student earn this
certificate—having spent less than the required time at the University.
I. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Teachers of
Grammar Grades:
1.
Academic Subjects 19 session-hours (a) English s41—Survey of English Grammar 1 session-hour English s42—The Teaching of Composition 1 session-hour English sA1-I—Grammatical Analysis and Composition 1 session-hour English Electives 3 session-hours (b) History sB3-I, or II, or III—American 1 session-hour (c) Government sB1-I—United States Government 1 session-hour (d) Psychology—Education sB2-II 1 session-hour (e) Electives—5 in each of two subjects 10 session-hours 2.
Education 8 session-hours Education sB2-I—Educational Psychology 1 session-hour Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching 1 session-hour Supervised Teaching 2 session-hours Education s37 or s43—Elementary Grade Methods 1 session-hour Education s46—General Geography 1 session-hour Electives in Education—Elect two of the following: Education s42—Methods in Civics and History 1 session-hour Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic 1 session-hour Education sB3-III 1 session-hour Education sB4-I or sB4-II 1 session-hour Education s35—The Teaching of Geography 1 session-hour Education s31—Nature Study 1 session-hour Education s30—Teaching General Science 1 session-hour 3.
Health and Physical Education 3 session-hours Education sB12-I—Hygiene and Sanitation 1 session-hour Physical Education s92 ½ session-hour Physical Education s94 ½ session-hour Physical Education—Elective—Education sB12-II 1 session-hour
II. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Kindergarten
and Primary Grade Teaching:
First Three Quarters—
Industrial and Fine Arts I—Introduction to Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41 |
1 session-hour |
Education sB2-II—Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
Education s31—Nature Study | 1 session-hour |
Education sB2-I—Elementary Educational Psychology | 1 session-hour |
Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching | 1 session-hour |
Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic | 1 session-hour |
Education s32—Child Literature | 1 session-hour |
Education s36—The Teaching of Reading | 1 session-hour |
English s41—Survey of English Grammar | 1 session-hour |
Education s38—Methods in Language and Spelling, Primary Grades |
1 session-hour |
Phy. Ed. s92—Physical Education—Primary Grades | ½ session-hour |
Phy. Ed. s94—Theory, Methods and Practice | ½ session-hour |
Education sB12-I—School Hygiene | 1 session-hour |
Music—Public School Music | 1 session-hour |
Education s46—General Geography | 1 session-hour |
Elective | 1 session-hour |
15 session-hours |
Second Three Quarters—
Education sB3-III—Measurement in Elementary Education |
1 session-hour |
Education sB1-I—History of Education | 1 session-hour |
Education s42—Civics and History | 1 session-hour |
History sB3-I—American History | 1 session-hour |
Education—Supervised Teaching | 2 session-hours |
Dramatic Art s44—Art of Expression; Reading and Speaking |
1 session-hour |
English s42—The Teaching of Composition | 1 session-hour |
English sA—Literature | 1 session-hour |
Physical Education s95—Folk and Aesthetic Dancing | ½ session-hour |
Electives | 5½ session-hours |
15 session-hours |
Appropriate credit will be allowed on this certificate for courses taken in
other standard teachers colleges or normal schools.
Note—Teachers who desire to take Supervised Teaching must notify the Dean of the
Summer Quarter at least 30 days before the opening of the first term in order to be assured
of securing it, as the number of such students who may be accommodated is necessarily
limited. Students are urged to take this course immediately after securing 18 session-hours
credit.
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