EDSC 304 Personal Proficiency in Educational Technologies for Secondary Teachers (3) Development of skills in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Legal and ethical issues. Information literacy and Internet search and retrieval. Selection, evaluation, and use of computer-based technologies to facilitate the teaching and learning process. Letter grade.

NOTE: In lieu of this requirement, Social studies candidates should complete EDSC 307; foreign language candidate should complete FLED 304; and Music education candidates should complete MUED 404.

EDSC 310 The Teaching Experience (3) History, philosophy, and sociology of secondary education. Introduction to California Teaching Performance Expectations and Assessment; needs of special populations, English learners, and struggling readers; content standards; and major curriculum reform documents. Includes 40-hour practicum on specific course requirements. Letter grade. 40-hour practicum

EDSC 320 Adolescence and Education (3). Prerequisite: Completion of General Education category III.C.1. The biological, cognitive, and sociocultural development of adolescents. Exploration of the contexts of adolescent development, including family, peers, school, work, and leisure. Health and safety issues of adolescents. Letter grade.

EDSC 330 Developing Literacy in Secondary Schools (3). Prerequisites: EDSC 310. Strategies for developing content-based reading/writing abilities, comprehension skills, and vocabulary of secondary students. Methods of teaching reading, writing and language skills for English learners and speakers. Diagnostic assessment strategies. Letter grade.

EDSC 340 Teaching Diverse Student Populations in Secondary Schools (3). Prerequisites: EDSC 310. Strategies for teaching special populations in general education classrooms. Principles of educational equity and diversity. Strategies for providing all students equitable access to core curricula. How diversity in California society shapes teaching and learning. Analysis of personal and institutional bias. Letter grade.

EDSC 400 Instructional Methods for Secondary Internship Candidates (3) Methodology directly related to teaching in departmental settings, including business education and excluding foreign languages. Required of all first semester Internship candidates before beginning first semester of credential program. Also meets methodology requirement for holders of Multiple Subject Credentials seeking a Single Subject Credential. Two hours lecture; 30 hours fieldwork. Credit/No Credit. ONLY REQUIRED FOR INTERNSHIP CANDIDATES. 30-hour practicum.

EDSC 410 Teaching English Language Learners in Secondary Schools (3) Prerequisite: EDSC 340. Concurrent enrollment in EDSC 440F. Materials, methods and strategies for teaching English learners in secondary schools. Principles of second language acquisition. State and federal laws pertaining to the education of English learners. Letter grade (This course may be completed prior to the first semester of the program. Intern candidates must complete this course as a prerequisite to the program.)

EDSC 440S General Pedagogy of Secondary School Teaching (4). Prerequisite: Admission to Single Subject Credential Program and EDSC 340. Concurrent enrollment in EDSC 440F. Interrelationship of pedagogical theory and practice, presented in collaboration with local districts. Classroom management, instructional planning, assessment of student learning, engaging all students, and teacher professionalism. Seminar is front-loaded in the first ten weeks of semester. Credit/ No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit.

EDSC 440F Supervised Fieldwork in Secondary Schools (2) Prerequisite: Admission to Single Subject Credential Program. Concurrent enrollment in EDSC 440S. Ten-week practicum (120 hours, M-R) in observation and participation in secondary schools. Use of materials developed in EDSC 330. Credit/No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit. 120-hour practicum.

442 Teaching in the Secondary School (3) Prerequisite: Admission to Single Subject Credential Program. Concurrent enrollment in 449E. Strategies and techniques for teaching a specified subject in the secondary school. Credit/No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit.

449E Externship in Secondary Teaching (3) Prerequisite: Admission to Single Subject Credential Program. Concurrent enrollment in 442. Eight-week practicum (120 hours, M-F) in co-teaching in secondary schools. Credit/No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit. 120-hour practicum.

449S Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3) Prerequisites: EDSC 440S, EDSC 440F, 442, and 449E. Concurrent enrollment in 449I and EDSC 460. Seminar in student teaching in a single subject in secondary schools. Credit/No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit.

449I Internship in Secondary Teaching (10). Prerequisites: EDSC 440S, EDSC 440F, 442, and 449E. Concurrent enrollment in 449S and EDSC 460. Eighteen-week practicum (270 hours, M-F) in full-time student teaching in a specific single subject in a secondary school. Credit/No Credit. A "B" or better is required to receive a grade of credit. Credit/No Credit. 270-hour practicum.

EDSC 460 Teaching Assessment Seminar (3). Completion of Teaching Performance Assessment required for recommendation of Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential. Credit/No Credit.