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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. 30 session-hours
are required for its completion.
This certificate permits the holder to teach in the elementary schools. It
is valid for five years.
The State Board of Education has passed a resolution to the effect that
in 1932 the Normal Professional Certificate, issued on the basis of graduation
from a standard two-year teacher training institution, shall be the minimum
grade of license for beginning teachers in elementary grades.
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.
Session-hours Academic Subjects 19 (a) English s41—Survey of English Grammar 1 English s42—The Teaching of Composition 1 English sA1-I—Grammatical Analysis and Composition 1 English Electives 3 41(b) History sB3-I, or II, or III—American 1 (c) Government sB1-I—United States Government 1 (d) Psychology—Education sB2-II 1 (e) Electives—5 in each of two subjects 10 2.
Education 8 Education sB2-I—Educational Psychology 1 Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching 1 Supervised Teaching 2 Education s37 or s43—Elementary Grade Methods 1 Education s46—General Geography 1 Electives in Education—Elect two of the following: Education s42—Methods in Civics and History 1 Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic 1 Education sB3-III 1 Education sB4-I or sB4-II 1 Education s35—The Teaching of Geography 1 Education s31—Nature Study 1 3.
Health and Physical Education 3 Education sB12-I—Hygiene and Sanitation 1 Physical Education s92 ½ Physical Education s94 ½ Physical Education—Elective—Education sB12-II 1
II. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Kindergarten
and Primary Grade Teaching.
First Three Quarters—
Industrial and Fine Arts s20—Introduction to Industrial and Fine Arts |
1 |
Education sB2-II—Educational Psychology | 1 |
Education s31—Nature Study | 1 |
Education sB2-I—Elementary Educational Psychology | 1 |
Education sB2-III—Principles of Teaching | 1 |
Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic | 1 |
Education s32—Child Literature | 1 |
Education s36—The Teaching of Reading | 1 |
English s41—Survey of English Grammar | 1 |
Education s38—Methods in Language and Spelling, Primary Grades |
1 |
Phy. Ed. s92—Physical Education—Primary Grades | ½ |
Phy. Ed. s94—Theory, Methods and Practice | ½ |
Education sB12-I—School Hygiene | 1 |
Music—Public School Music | 1 |
Education s46—General Geography | 1 |
Elective | 1 |
15 |
Second Three Quarters—
Education sB3-III—Measurement in Elementary Education |
1 |
Education sB1-I—History of Education | 1 |
Education s42—Civics and History | 1 |
History sB3-I—American History | 1 |
Education—Supervised Teaching | 2 |
Dramatic Art sB3-I—Art of Expression; Reading and Speaking |
1 |
English s42—The Teaching of Composition | 1 |
English sA—Literature | 1 |
Electives | 6 |
15 |
Appropriate credit will be allowed on this certificate for courses taken
in other standard teachers colleges or normal schools.
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