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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

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• 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.