Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Catalog

Secondary Education, A.S.


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Teachers have the power to change lives by opening new worlds for students and inspiring them to achieve their goals. An Education degree from Western prepares students to teach various age groups and subject areas. The program focuses on innovative teaching theories, incorporating service-learning projects, technology integration, and project-based learning. Students gain essential skills such as classroom management, special education, lesson design, and instructional technology. Through hands-on experiences in classrooms as practicum students, they apply theories learned in class, practice real-world teaching, and explore future career paths. This program lays a solid foundation for students, helping them seamlessly transfer into a bachelor’s degree program, which is required for a teaching career.

Degree Requirements


Subtotal: 14-16


Subtotal: 16


Subtotal: 15-16


Subtotal: 15


Teaching Focus Areas


Physical Education Teaching Focus


(minimum 15 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 60-63


  • In addition to ENGL 1010 , students may be required to also take ENGL 1011  due to placement, adding 2 additional credits to their graduation total.
  • Math majors should take MATH 2200  instead of College Algebra.
  • All students must complete a background check in EDCI 2440  or submit a copy of their substitute teaching permit or PIC permit by Week 8 (midterms).
  • Human Societies and the Individual: Social Studies majors should take POLS 1000 .
  • Human Cultures: Social Studies majors should take ECON 1010 ; Spanish majors should take SPAN 1010 ; English majors should take ENGL 2340 ; all other majors should take PSYC 1000 .
  • All education majors must complete a background check during their first semester in the program by Week 8 (midterms) in order to continue in the education program.

         

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