Secondary Education Majors and Minors

Students in the secondary education certification program choose from a variety of majors and minors.

At Central Michigan University we offer secondary education certification in the following areas listed below.

    Learn to teach pre-adolescent students as they develop more independence and move between classrooms for different subjects.

    Select two of these Grades 5-9 minors (one if you are a special education major):

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Social Studies

    Optional third minor:

    Teaching English Learners (PK-12 minor)

    Learn to teach adolescent students as they exhibit more independence, increase subject matter knowledge, and develop into young adults.

    Select two of the Grades 7-12 minors (one if you are a special education major):

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Social Studies

    Optional PK-12 minor:

    Teaching English Learners 

    Focus on one subject matter area that certifies you to teach across multiple middle and high school grade levels.

    Select one of these Grade 5-12 majors:

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Science

    Social Studies

    Optional PK-12 minor:

    Teaching English Learners

    Focus on a field that reaches the entire PK-12 school continuum.

    Select one major:

    Health and Physical Education

    Music Education

    Select one to add another major or minor:

    Special Education: Cognitive Impairment

    Special Education: Emotional Impairment

    Optional second minor:

    Teaching English Learners (PK-12 minor)