SE

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

EDU 200 / FYS 110 (EDU200) 2 credit hours

This course focuses on how to select, design, develop, implement, manage, and evaluate educational technologies within defined curricular goals to enhance the teaching-learning process within the middle and secondary classroom environment. Students will integrate these technologies through hands-on practice, skill-building activities, small group work, and interdisciplinary projects. 3 credit hours

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

This course focuses on the current best practice regarding principles and procedures of effective curriculum design. Students will not only gain foundational knowledge regarding curriculum, they will create a working knowledge through the development of lesson plans and interdisciplinary units. Students will research and interpret curriculum mapping, along with learning relevant procedures for assessing student understanding and scaffolding activities for learning. 3 credit hours

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Fall/Spring This course focuses on the current best practices regarding principles and procedures of effective assessment development to meet objectives and standards. Middle and Secondary Education Teacher candidates will not only gain foundational knowledge regarding assessment, they will create a working knowledge through immersions into a teaching environment. Students will research and interpret assessment types, along with learning relevant procedures for gaging student understanding and differentiating assessments and developing sound and valid scoring tools for learning. Assessment and evaluation as a decision-making process will also be emphasized. 2 credit hours

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Fall/Spring Students in this course will conduct field experiences with teachers in K-12 classrooms. Placements will be assigned by the Field Services Division and will match the grade band and/or content area of students’ certification preparation areas. Students will be expected to utilize this time block to carry out required field experience activities. These experiences may include interacting with teachers and students, designing lessons and assessments, implementing instruction, and assisting in various ways within the classroom. The course will serve as a forum for critical analysis, discussion, and reflection of students’ experiences in schools.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Pre-Professional Educator Status. 2 credit hours

Fall/Spring Students in this course will conduct field experiences with teachers in K-12 classrooms. Placements will be assigned by the Field Services Division and will match the grade band and/or content area of students’ certification preparation areas. Students will be expected to utilize this time block to carry out required field experience activities. These experiences may include interacting with teachers and students, designing lessons and assessments, implementing instruction, and assisting in various ways within the classroom. The course will serve as a forum for critical analysis, discussion, and reflection of students’ experiences in schools.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Pre-Professional Educator Status. 2 credit hours

Fall/Spring This course will prepare pre-service teachers to utilize a variety of research-supported instructional techniques and classroom management strategies in the classroom. Students enrolled in the course will practice these techniques with their peers in the class, as well as in authentic classroom settings as part of the field experience for this course. This course also invites students to learn the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of teaching strategies, classroom management approaches, and curriculum stances then learn to integrate these understandings during instruction. Students develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained during this course in a field-experience in which they use their new understandings to create classroom activities in authentic settings.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Teacher Candidacy. 3 credit hours

Fall The focus of this course is to research various social studies course curricula, methodological approaches, and selected topical themes. Consideration is mainstreamed toward investigating the various approaches to the social studies and “how” they might best be integrated into a classroom of secondary students.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Teacher Candidacy. 3 credit hours

Fall This course provides preparation for and practice in teaching secondary English. Students prepare and present lesson plans for teaching a variety of skills and appreciations in the English classroom. Areas of concentration include language study (grammar), reading, literature, writing, listening, and speaking.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Teacher Candidacy. 3 credit hours

Spring Even-Numbered Years Preparation for, and practice in, teaching general science in the secondary school environment. Recent technology, development in approaches, methods, and appropriate materials for teaching general science are explored. Emphasis is on a laboratory approach to teaching science and on laboratory skills through laboratory activities.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Teacher Candidacy. 3 credit hours

Spring Preparation for, and practice in, teaching mathematics in the secondary school. Course content deals with recent techniques, developments in approaches and methods and materials for teaching mathematics.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Teacher Candidacy. 3 credit hours

This course offers pre-service teachers an array of research-based instructional strategies to address the vocabulary, reading and writing needs of students in content area classrooms. This course will emphasize application of these strategies with appropriate print materials and the ability to match the specific needs of diverse students in upper level grade school classrooms with effective instruction. Students will develop knowledge and implementation skills for reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary development across content areas. Students will also develop intensive writing strategies to enhance the writing skills of students in their classrooms.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

PPES (Pre-Professional Educator Status). 3 credit hours

Fall/Spring This course will offer students an opportunity for students to reflect on all aspects of their student teaching experience in a collaborative environment. The importance of professional standards and professional growth is woven through these interactions. Practical information regarding employment, interviewing, applying for teaching certification, and accessing career development opportunities available to alumni are shared. This course is crosslisted as MLE 494 and KT 494 . Grading will be Pass/Fail.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Eligibility to enter the Professional Semester. Secondary Education majors only. 2 credit hours

Fall/Spring Under the supervision of college and cooperating teacher staff, the student engages in planning, teaching, and evaluating classroom learning activities in a secondary setting. Focusing upon integration of all aspects of the practicum is an integral part of the course. Placement during the semester will be in a regular education setting within the candidate’s area of certification. An additional fee (subject to change) is required.

Subject

SE

Credits (min)

10

Credits (max)

10

Credit unit

credit hours

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Source

catalog.ycp.edu

Prerequisite

Eligibility to enter the Professional Semester. 10 credit hours