The Education Department of

Ohio Wesleyan University

Preparing Competent, Committed, Professional Teachers for a Diverse, Democratic Society

Adolescence to Young Adult

Preparation for teaching a specific content area in grades 7-12.

Students choose one of the following areas for licensure and complete a major in that area. Students will complete a minor in Education. For a list of acceptable courses from any specific area, choose the content area below.

• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Mathematics
• Life Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Physics 
• Chemistry

Click here for the AYA Four Year Advising Matrix

Required Education Courses

• EDUC 110: Role of the School
• EDUC 251: Educational Psychology
• EDUC 369: Field Practicum
• EDUC 370: Secondary Teaching: Knowledge and Practice
• EDUC 377: Teaching Workshop: Supporting and Extending the Learning
• EDUC 471, 472, 473: Secondary Student Teaching
• EDUC 474: Being and Becoming a Professional
• The appropriate methods course chosen from: EDUC 365: Math, EDUC 366: English and Language Arts and EDUC 353: Developmental Reading, EDUC 367: Science, EDUC 368: Social Studies
• College level mathematics course

Students must also meet university graduation requirements.