Secondary Education B.A.

Degree Overview

The Fredrikson School of Education offers a full major in secondary education. To teach at the secondary level, students pursuing this major will also need to pursue a content-area major.

To major in secondary education, students must fulfill the major requirements in their chosen area along with the secondary education requirements and liberal arts core requirements of the University.

Outcomes

A Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education offers diverse job opportunities. Graduates can become secondary school teachers, specializing in subjects such as English, math, science, history or foreign languages, teaching students in middle and high school settings. They may also pursue roles as curriculum developers, designing educational materials and lesson plans for secondary level courses. 

Other career paths include positions in educational administration, working as assistant principals or school administrators, or in educational technology, integrating technology into secondary education curriculum.

Career Outlook

  • Average Salary: $65,886
  • Job Postings: 618

Average salary is based on a secondary school teacher position from Salary.com. Job posting data is for secondary teachers positions and is provided by Lightcast. This number represents unique job postings from companies looking to hire in the last 30 days as of May 2024.

Courses

Four Year Sample Degree Plan

Secondary Education (ELL Minor) »

Required Major Core Courses

Students pursuing this major will also need to pursue a content-area major in biology, English, history & political science or mathematics.

Students may also choose to pursue a K-12 art education major, a K-12 music education major, or a K-12 special education major.

Alternatives for the following courses: EDU412 or EDU414.

EDU304

Assessment & Evaluation in the Classroom

(3.0 s.h)

EDU311

Content Literacy for EL and Struggling Readers

(3.0 s.h)

EDU202

Exceptional Students

(3.0 s.h)

EXS205

First Aid/CPR

(1.0 s.h)

EDU201

Foundations of Education

(3.0 s.h)

EDU410

Foundations of Middle School

(2.0 s.h)
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