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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education - Science: Chemistry (Secondary 6-12)

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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
- SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY (SECONDARY 6-12) OPTION

As of April 12, 2025

Content Designation: SECD

Content Endorsements CIP CODE Major Code

Science: Chemistry (Secondary 6-12) 13.1205 TCCH

Qualification(s) Earned: 

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Secondary Education qualifies students to be entitled with an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Professional Educator License (PEL) teaching grades 6-12 in science (chemistry designation).

Program Vision and Focus:

The Secondary Education licensure program meets content designation specialized standards, the Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Professional Educator Standards (IPES) and the Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards (IL CRTLS). This licensure degree program requires the successful completion of the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Content Area Test related to the area of content designation and the Pearson edTPA Professional Portfolio.

Curriculum Requirements - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education (Licensure) - 22-25 Credits

   * Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course.

Professional Education - Core Across Disciplines (16 credit hours) 

ED 5020 | ED 5400 | ED 2020 - Urban Teacher (3)

ESL 5120 | ESL 4120 | ESL 2120 - Teaching English Language Learning (3^f)

ED 5200 | ED 4200 | ED 5500 | ED 4500 - Principles & Practices in Middle & Secondary Schools (3^f)

S ED 5300 | S ED 4300 - Characteristics of Students with Special Needs & Strategies to Differentiate Instruction (4^f) OR [S ED 4301 + S ED 4303] (3^f + 2^f)

ED 5312 | ED 4312 | ED 3312 - Teaching with Technology (3)

Supportive Courses - 0 Credit Applied to Certificate

ED 3092 OR BIOL 3092 | CHEM 3092 | PHYS 3092 | ENG 1092 | HIST 1092 | MATH 092 - Test Preparation Review (1-3) [Pass/Fail]

ED 5171 | ED 3471 | ED 2471 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience I (1-2f75) [Pass/Fail]

ED 5272 | ED 3472 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience II (1-2 f150) [Pass/Fail]

Professional Education - Secondary (9-12 credit hours) 

Methods Courses (6-9 Credits)

*LITC 5300 | LITC 4300 | READ 5100 | READ 4100 - Content Area Reading & Assessment (3^f)

*ED 5450 - Advanced Methods of Teaching: Secondary Subject (3^f)

Student Teaching (3-6 Credits)

*ED 5470 - Internship: Secondary Teaching (3-6f240-360)

 

General Requirements | Entry Points

  • Students are responsible for meeting the program and College requirements in effect at the time they officially register in a teacher education program leading to licensure at Chicago State University, regardless of when they were admitted to the university.
  • There are five “Entry Points” integrated into the curriculum plan of study designed to ensure that students meet and/or exceed program competencies and requirements necessary to move forward.
College of Education Entry Points - SECD PB Programs

Entry Point 1 - Admission to Chicago State University:

Semester 1 - 1st 8 weeks (6+ credits)

Entry Point 2 - Admission to College of Education: 

Semester 1 - 2nd 8 weeks (6+ credits)

Attribute Code: ECOE

Entry Point 3: Admission to Professional Program: 

Semester 2 - 16 weeks (12+ credits)

Attribute Code: ACOE

- Meet the general admission requirements of the University Graduate School and the College of Education.

-Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Institution of Higher Education (IHE).

- Cumulative GPA > 2.50

- Pearson - ILTS Content Area Exam Score > 240 for Full Admission
- Pearson - ILTS Content Area Exam Score < 240 for Conditional Admission*

- Signed COE Disposition (NDA) Policy Statement
- Submit Transcripts to Advisor and Office of Teacher Licensure to determine which General Education and Content Specialization courses apply to licensure requirements

* It is highly recommended that students enroll in
  ED 3092: 240 Tutoring during the summer term.

- Declaration of Intent to seek Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Licensure and choose content specialization area.

- Interview and Writing Sample 

- Disposition Audit Report 1 - Self-Reflection
- COE Safety Training Module
- Article 21 Disclosure
- Clear Accurate Biometrics Background Check
- Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN)

- Disposition Audit 2 Report

- General Education GPA > 2.50 

- Specialization GPA > 2.50
- Professional Education GPA > 2.75
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor

- Professional Education GPA > 3.00
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor

- Early Methods STOT Report: Average Rubric Score > 3

- Disposition Audit 3 Report


Entry Point 4: Admission To COE Student Teaching Clinical Experience: 

Semester 3 - 16 weeks (12+ credits)

Attribute Code: SCOE

Entry Point 5: Admissions to the Profession: 

Semester 4 - 16 weeks (3-6 credits)

Attribute Code: GCOE


- Specialization GPA > 2.75
- Professional Education GPA > 3.00
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor 

- Mid Methods STOT Report: Average Rubric Score > 3

- Disposition Audit 4 Report

- General Education GPA > 2.50
- Specialization GPA > 2.75
- Professional Education GPA > 3.00
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor

- Final Methods STOT Report: Average Rubric Score > 3

- Disposition Audit 5 & 6 Report
- [External] Passing Score - edTPA Portfolio
- Pearson - ILTS Content Area Exam Score > 240*

Notes

  • Receiving a grade of D in any course, may prevent a student from admissions to one of the College of Education Entry Points.


Program Completion Requirements

  • Program Completion Certificate requirements include a minimum of 12 credit hours of the student’s course work completed at the 5000-level; including courses identified to meet content area designation requirements, as approved by the program and the Office of Teacher Licensure in consultation with the department for the specified content area designation.
  • All student teachers will demonstrate they have met the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, including mastery of the content knowledge as evidenced by a passing score on the Illinois Licensure Testing System content area test. Candidates for licensure must also successfully complete a Candidate Work Sample / Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) professional portfolio by the National Board for Professional Teachers.
  • All course and program requirements must be completed within six years.
  • Candidates must abide by all College policies stated in this catalog, unless exceptions or adherence to higher expectations are noted in program documentation.
  • General program completion and graduation requirements include completing an application to complete the program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in all required and elective courses in professional education and the designated content area, as well as completion of the following addition licensure requirements:
    • Pre-clinical and clinical fieldwork forms documenting 100 clock hours are submitted to the Office of Field Placement.
    • Student Teaching Clinical Experiences successfully completed. 
    • All College of Education and Program Assessments submitted in the Tevera courseware domain, including the Candidate Work Sample (edTPA) Capstone Project and Professional Portfolio.

  • Illinois State Board of Education licensure examination / assessments, including the Content Area Test in the discipline. Proof of passing must be submitted to the academic program by announced due dates PRIOR to permission given to register for the final Student Teaching clinical experience course.
    • Spring Semester Student Teaching - October 15th in the prior Fall Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process.

    • Fall Semester Student Teaching - March 15th* in the prior Spring Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process.
      * Extensions to June 30th can be granted with program approval.

    • All requirements are met for state licensure as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education, in consultation with the Office of Teacher Licensure. After a transcript analysis is completed by the Office of Teacher Licensure, the candidate may be required to provide proof of completion of undergraduate level coursework [i.e. 32 credit hours in the content area designation plus child psychology, educational psychology, and/or other state mandated professional education requirements] to meet licensure requirements.

Field Hour Block

Candidates are expected to complete pre-clinical and clinical field experiences in the classroom setting one to five days per week, as noted below.

Semester

Field Course:

Integrated Field Tasks Assigned to Match Course Registration

Day

Min. Hours

Activity

Year 3 - Spring Semester

ED 5171 | ED 2471 | ED 3471 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience I (1-2f75) [Pass/Fail]


ED 5200 | ED 4200 - Principles and Practices in Middle and Secondary Schools (3^f)

 

ESL 5120 | ESL 4120 | 2120 - Teaching English Language Learning (3^f)

 

S ED 5300 | S ED 4300 - Characteristics of Students with Special Needs & Strategies to Differentiate Instruction (4^f)

One Day (i.e. F)


OR

 

Two Days (i.e. MW)

75

Pre-Clinical: Participatory Observation/ Small Group/Tutoring/Co-Teach

Year 4 - Fall Semester

ED 5272 | ED 3472 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience II (1-2f150) [Pass/Fail]


LITC 5300 | LITC 4300 | READ 5100 | READ 4100 - Content Reading and Assessment for Middle and Secondary School Teachers (3^f)

 

ED 5450 - Advanced Methods of Teaching: Secondary Subject (3^f)

Two Days (i.e. MW)


OR

 

Three Days (i.e. MWF)

150


SECD Option Majors:
One field placement setting in Middle/
Secondary

Pre-Clinical: Tutoring/
Teach Whole Lesson
/Action Research

Year 4 - Spring Semester

ED 5470 - Internship: Secondary Teaching  (3-6f240-360)

  • Candidate Work Sample Portfolio / edTPA

MTWRF

240-360


SECD Option Majors:
One field placement setting in Middle/
Secondary

Clinical: Teacher Candidate

Typical School Day = 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. = 6.5 hours

Representative Course Credit Equivalents between Direct Instruction and Time for Field Experience: 

  • Example: A course of 3 credit hours with 45 field experience hours is represented as (3|2+1f45) which means that there are two (2) contact hours for direct instruction plus one (1) credit unit equivalent for supervised field experiences which are scheduled for a minimum of 45 field experience hours. The instructor will be awarded (3) CUES for this course.

Please note: Field-based experience in English as Second Language classrooms will be assigned to match the candidate’s licensure or non-licensure major (i.e. the Professional Educator License (PEL) age or grade range.)


Professional Education - Core Across Disciplines (16 credit hours)

* Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course

Professional Education - Secondary (9-12 credit hours)

* Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course

Sample Plan of Study

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