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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.

A resident requirement of three full Summer Quarters is required for
this certificate.

I. Courses Leading to the Normal Professional Certificate for Teachers
of Grammar Grades:

• 1.

   

  Academic Subjects:

  19 session hours

                         

  (a) English.
  English S41	1
  English S42	1
  English sA1-I	1
  English Electives	3
  (b) History
  History sB3-1, or 11, or 111	1
  (c) Government.
  Government sB1-I	1
  (d) Psychology
  Education sB2-I	1
  (4) Electives (5 in each of two subjects)	10

• 2.

   

  Education

  8 session hours

           

  Education S33, or S34	1
  Education sB2-II	1
  Supervised Teaching	2
  Education S37, S43, or S44	1
  Education S46	1

  Elect two of the following:

               

  Education S42	1
  Education sB9-III	1
  Education S45	1
  Education sB5-III	1
  Education sB9-II (either section)	1
  Education S35	1
  Education S31	1

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• 3.

   

  Health and Physical Education

  3 session hours

         

  Education sB-I	1
  Physical Education S92	½
  Physical Education S95	½
  Physical Education (Elective) Education sB8-II	1

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. Only those completing
the Normal Professional will be admitted to the class.

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 S31—Nature Study	1 session hour
Education sB2-II—Educational Psychology	1 session hour
Education S33—Elementary Educational Psychology	1 session hour
Education sB2-I—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
Writing S113—The Teaching of Handwriting	1 session hour
English S41—Methods in Language and Grammar	1 session hour
Education S38—Methods in Language and Spelling, Primary Grades	1 session hour
Phy. Ed. S93—Physical Education—Primary Grades	½ session hour
Phy. Ed. S95—Theory, Methods and Practice	½ session hour
Education sB8-I—School Hygiene	1 session hour
Music S9A—Harmony	½ session hour
Music S12A—Principles of School Music	½ session hour
Education S46—General Geography	1 session hour
	15 session hours

Second Three Quarters—

                             

Education sB5-III—Standard Tests in Elementary School Subjects	1 session hour
Education sB1-I—School Subjects—History of Education	1 session hour
Education S42—Civics and History	1 session hour
History sB3-I—American History	1 session hour
History S66—Modern English 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
Household Arts S81—Home Nursing and child care	1 session hour
Physical Education S96—Folk and Aesthetic Dancing	½ session hour
Music S15A—Primary Reading and Ear Training	½ session hour
Education sB2-III—Educational Sociology	1 session hour
Elective—Ed. S40 and one other	2 session hours
	15 session hours

Appropriate credit will be allowed on this certificate for courses taken
in other standard teachers colleges or normal schools.