Undergraduate students who wish to teach at the secondary level (certification is grades 6-12) are required to complete a concentration in the subject area or areas they expect to teach, and they are additionally required to complete 27 semester hours of professional education courses in one of the following endorsement areas:

• English
• Mathematics
• Social Studies: History, Political Science, Social Studies, Government
• Foreign Language: French, German, Spanish, Latin
• Science: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics

Review all admissions information at: http://education.wm.edu/students/admissions/undergraduate/index.php

Additional policies and procedures that govern students in the teacher preparation programs during their field experiences are included in the Handbook for Practica and Student Teaching Experiences, which is available in the Office of Professional Services, Jones Hall, 100.

Subject Area Requirements for Specific Secondary School Teaching Endorsements

ENGLISH: DR. JOHN NOELL MOORE (Jones Hall 228; Telephone: 221-2333).

Students who wish to teach English in public secondary schools must have a state license to do so. To be eligible for a state license, students must successfully complete the Course Requirements in Professional Studies listed above, pass Praxis I and Praxis II, and complete the specific subject area requirements listed below.

A major in English Language and Literature that includes a minimum of 36 semester hours, 27 of these hours in courses above the 300 level and distributed as follows:

• 6 hours in British literature: English 203 and 204 required. It is recommended that students also include English 352 in the major, if possible.
• 6 hours in American literature representing a broad spectrum of American literary history, chosen from English 361, 362, 363, and 364.
• 3 hours in Shakespeare, chosen from English 421 and 422.
• 3 hours in the study of a genre, chosen from English 311, 325, 333, 343, 344, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359.
• 3 hours in an upper level creative writing or advanced writing course, chosen from 367, 368, and 369.
• 6 hours in linguistics: English 220 and 303 required.
• 3 hours in world literature (defined as not Anglo-American), chosen from English 310, 344, and 417A or from CLCV 205 or 410. This requirement may also be fulfilled by presenting documented evidence (course names and numbers, authors and texts) of world literatures studied in multiple courses.
• 3 hours in Literature for Adolescents (English 465/CRIN S77).
• 3 hours in a course that heavily emphasizes the work of women writers, chosen from English 414A or an appropriate 465, or 475; or documented evidence (course names and numbers, authors and texts) of women writers studied in multiple courses.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (preK-12) DR. John Noell Moore (Jones Hall 228; Telephone: 221-2333).

Students who major in French, German, Spanish or Latin may become certified to teach in secondary schools by fulfilling the general studies and professional studies requirements, passing Praxis I and II, and the teaching specialty requirements listed below. It is possible, and students are encouraged to do so, to qualify for endorsements in two languages by majoring in one and taking at least an additional 24 hours in a second.

As stated in the description of the undergraduate catalog for each foreign language major, students may be required to take prerequisite courses. Although these courses may not be specified as major requirements, they may satisfy endorsement regulations for the State of Virginia. Prospective teachers are encouraged to take “intensive” courses in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and/or serve as an apprentice teacher in the intensive language program.

French
A major in French with a minimum of 33 semester hours.
As a part of or in addition to the major requirements, at least one course in composition, one course in conversation and one course in linguistics.

German
A major in German with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
As a part of or in addition to the major requirements, at least one course in linguistics.

Spanish
A major in Spanish with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
As a part of or in addition to the major requirements, at least one course selected from the following: Spanish 306, 307, 308, or 311.

Latin
A major in Latin with at least 30 semester hours that may include up to 6 hours in classical civilization.
At least one course in linguistics.

MATHEMATICS: DR. MARGIE MASON (Jones Hall 219; Telephone: 221-2327).

Those students preparing to teach mathematics must fulfill the major requirements in the mathematics department. Within the 38 semester hours required for the major, students will take the following courses:

Calculus I (111) or Calculus I for Life Sciences (131)
Calculus II (112) or Calculus II for Life Sciences (132)
Linear Algebra (211)
Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (212) or Multivariable Calculus for Science and Mathematics
Foundations of Mathematics (214)
Ordinary Differential Equations (302)
Abstract Algebra (307)
Operations Research - Deterministic Models (323)
Applied Statistics (351)
Introduction to Number Theory (412)
Topics in Geometry (416)
Seminar (490)
Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI 141)

In addition to the math courses the following Computer Science course is required:

Introduction to Computer Science (CSCI 141)

SCIENCE: DR. JUANITA JO MATKINS (Jones Hall 214; Telephone: 221-2332).

Students at the College of William and Mary may satisfy State of Virginia certification regulations to teach (l) Biology, (2) Chemistry, (3) Earth and Space Science (Geology), or (4) Physics, by completing the following. Students completing the requirements for one endorsement may be endorsed in a second of these areas of science by completing a minimum of 18 semester hours in the second endorsement area provided the course work specified below for that particular endorsement is included.

Biology

• A major in Biology (a minimum of 37 hours as defined by the Biology Department).In meeting the major requirements, students must minimally include instruction in botany, zoology, ecology, physiology, evolution, genetics, cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and human biology.
• Two inorganic chemistry courses with labs (8); two organic chemistry courses with labs (8); and a course in physics (4).
• At least one calculus course.

Chemistry

• A major in Chemistry (a minimum of 38 semester hours as defined by the Chemistry Department, but must include Chemistry 307). In meeting major requirements students must minimally include instruction in inorganic, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry and biochemistry.
• A minimum of 16 hours in non-chemistry sciences, including at least one biology and one physics course.
• At least one course in calculus.

Earth Science

• A major in Geology (a minimum of 38 semester hours as defined by the Geology Department). A student must minimally include instruction in astronomy (e.g., Physics176), meteorology, oceanography (e.g., Geology 306) and natural resources.
• A minimum of 16 hours in non-geology sciences including at least one biology, one chemistry and one physics course.
• At least one course in calculus.

Physics

• A major in Physics (a minimum of 32 semester hours as defined by the Physics Department). In fulfilling the physics major requirements, students must include the study of classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, heat and thermodynamics, waves, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, relativity, and quantum mechanics.
• A minimum of 16 hours in non-physics sciences, including at least a course in biology and a course in chemistry.
• At least one course in calculus and introductory differential equations.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Dr. Jeremy Stoddard (Jones Hall 225; Telephone: 221-2348)

Students who wish to teach History and Social Science, History or Political Science (Government) must have a state license to do so. To be eligible for a state license, students must successfully complete the Professional Studies Requirements, pass Praxis I and II, as well as complete the Subject Area Requirements listed below:

History and Social Science
Allows you to teach History, Political Science (Government) and other subjects in the field of secondary social studies.

• A major in History or Government
  a. 12 hours in Government (needed for a History major)
  b. 18 hours in History (needed for a Government major)
• 3 hours in Economics (micro or macro)
• 3 hours in Human Geography
• 3 hours in non-Western History/Culture
• 3 hours in in Sociology
• 3 hours in Anthropology

History - no longer an option (09/21/07)

Political Science (Government) – - no longer an option (09/21/07)