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
This emphasis qualifies students for State of Colorado Licensure in Social Science Education. Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible. 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 |
| ECON 476 | American Economic Development | 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 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| HIST 100 | Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 126 | U.S. History to 1865 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 127 | U.S. History Since 1865 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| HIST 327 | Colorado History | 3 |
| POLS 117 | Introduction to Political Ideas (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Introduction to American Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 255 | Introduction to Comparative Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS 300 | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| POLS 301 | Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| POLS 376 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World Politics (GT-SS1) | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Studies in Political Theory: | ||
| Studies in American Politics: | ||
| Studies in International Relations: | ||
| Studies in Comparative Politics: | ||
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| POLS 117 | Introduction to Political Ideas (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 180 | Introduction to American Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| HIST 100 | Topics in World History (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (GT-SC2) | 3 |
| POLS 260 | Introduction to World Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Historical Inquiry | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 126 | U.S. History to 1865 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| POLS 282 | Issues in State and Local Government | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 303 | International Economics and Globalization | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| GEOG 250 | Geography of North America (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 127 | U.S. History Since 1865 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| POLS 301 | Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| GEOG 120 | Introduction to Human Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 327 | Colorado History | 3 |
| POLS 300 | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| POLS 309 | Political Theory I- Ancient to Early Modern | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 476 | American Economic Development | 3 |
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education courses | 3 |
| POLS | POLS Capstone course | 3 |
| POLS 310 | Political Theory II-Modern and Contemporary | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | Instruction and 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 in the Content Area | 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 | 121 | |