The 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Program allows students to complete a B.A. in their academic major with an emphasis in Secondary and K-12 Licensure and a Master of Arts in Education in five years. Students apply to the program by December of their junior year. MUS majors interested in the program need to set up an individualized plan with their MUS and EDUC advisors. To be accepted into the 3+2 Program, each student must:
- Provide letters of recommendation from at least one Education Department faculty member and one faculty member from the student's major
- Prove content, as defined by the Colorado Department of Education
- Be accepted into Western's Teacher Licensure Program
- Successfully complete EDUC 340 (by Spring of junior year)
- Be on track to complete all coursework required within the academic major
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as "MAED candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits for the Western B.A., students will be designated as "MAED degree-seeking students." Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MAED program before Year Five, will still have completed the BA in Secondary and K-12 Licensure, have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree, and be eligible to apply for initial teacher licensure .
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 202 | Past, Present, and Future of Schooling in the US (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| HIST 126 | American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 127 | U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| HIST 300 | History Lab | 3 |
| HIST 402 | Engaging the Past | 3 |
| Select two of the following regional history courses: | 6 | |
| HIST OF THE MIDDLE EAST GHI1 | ||
| History of Europe (GT-HI1) | ||
| History of Africa (GT-HI1) | ||
| East Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| Southeast Asia, 1500 - present | ||
| History of Latin America GHI1 | ||
| Ancient History: Topics | ||
| World History: Topics | ||
| Medieval Europe: Topics | ||
| Early Modern Europe: Topics | ||
| Modern Europe: Topics | ||
| African History: Topics | ||
| Latin American History: Topics | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Colorado History | ||
| The Atlantic World | ||
| Early America: Topics | ||
| Modern America: Topics | ||
| History of the American West | ||
| History of the Hispanic Southwest | ||
| Environmental History of the Borderlands | ||
| History of the National Park Service | ||
| History of U.S. Public Lands | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
In addition, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure 3+2 Program (see description under Education), and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 303 | International Economics and Globalization | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GEOG 120 | Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Introduction to American Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS 255 | Introduction to Comparative Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
No more than six credits of independent study or correspondence can be counted toward any History Major.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| HIST 100 | Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 126 | American History through Reconstruction (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| MATH 113 | Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Introduction to American Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 127 | U.S. History from the Civil War (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| HIST 2XX | 200-level regional HIST (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 2XX | 200-level regional HIST (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 300 | History Lab | 3 |
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (U.S.) | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| GEOG 120 | Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (U.S.) | 3 |
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (non-U.S.) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (non-U.S.) | 3 |
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (open) | 3 |
| HIST 3XX | Upper-division history elective (U.S.) | 3 |
| POLS 255 | Introduction to Comparative Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 303 | International Economics and Globalization | 3 |
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| HIST 402 | Engaging the Past | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | Instruction & Assessment in Content Area | 3 |
| EDUC 405 | Data-driven Instructional Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 624 | Managing to Differentiate | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 126 | |