Teacher Preparation Programs
Thinking about a career in teaching? Whether you’re interested in early childhood, elementary, secondary or special education, UMA either offers courses directly or works with other campuses to help you achieve your goals.
Secondary Education
The University of Maine at Augusta offers a 27 credit minor in Secondary Education for undergraduates and a 30 credit Certificate of Study in Secondary Education for post-baccalaureate students. All the courses except EDU 490: Internship in Student Teaching are delivered through distance learning technologies. Students are encouraged to go beyond the minimum requirements for the minor or certificate by taking additional education courses from UMA or from the University of Maine System.
Expected schedule for UMA course offerings:
EDU 387 fulfills the exceptionality course required by MDOE certification office for K-12
EDU 366 fulfils the Children's Literature course required by MDOE certification office for K-8
EDU 390 fulfills the content area methods course required by MDOE certificaiton office for 7-12
Spring 2013
- EDU 387 Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (online)
- EDU 380 Literacy and Technology Across the Curriculum (VC)
- EDU 490 Internship in Student Teaching
Summer 2013
- EDU 366 Children's and Young Adult Literature (online)
- EDU 201/PSY 401 Educational Psychology (online)
Fall 2013
- EDU 250 Foundations of Education (online)
- EDU 387 Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (online)
- EDU 366 Children's and Young Adult Literature (online)
- EDU 490 Internship in Student Teaching
Spring 2014
- EDU 390 Secondary Methods of Teaching (hybrid)
- EDU 380 Literacy and Technology Across the Curriculum (online)
- EDU 387 Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (online)
- EDU 490 Internship in Student Teaching
Summer 2014
- EDU 366 Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (online)
- EDU 401/PSY 401 Educational Psychology (online)
