The following courses are included as part of the preliminary single subject credential. Check individual programs for specific course requirements.

EDUC 619: Directed Initial Student Teaching: Single Subject (2 units)

This is a field experience course where students are placed in a classroom four mornings a week, for 12-14 weeks, supported by a university mentor and a weekly seminar course. In the seminar, students process their experience by writing reflective journals, completing school context assignments and creating the first draft of their teaching portfolio. Initial student teaching provides an arena for student teachers to apply what they are learning in foundations, curriculum and methods courses in the classroom and to process the challenges they encounter in the field in a supportive context. This experience prepares students for Directed Final Student Teaching.

EDUC 629: Critical Observations in School: Single Subject (1 unit)

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to do critical observations: the realities of a classroom, a master teacher at work, classroom management strategies, curriculum development and student assessment. The text, To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher is read and discussed to enhance their understanding of what they are observing and to consider the complexities and challenges of teaching. This course is taken upon the advice of the program director.

EDUC 634: Single Subject Practicum (2 units)

This course provides intensive one-on-one mentoring for the professional encountering his/her first teaching position as an independent teacher. It provides a mentor who works alongside the new professional, planning for the challenges of a new teacher. Hour-long seminars every other week provide opportunities to dialogue with other part-time education students and reflect on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, as well as Fresno Pacific University's conceptual framework for teaching.

EDUC 635A: Extended Initial Directed Student Teaching: Single Subject (1 unit)

Students process their experience by writing in reflective journals, completing a series of inquires regarding their school site and classroom and developing the first draft of their teaching portfolio. Initial student teaching provides the opportunity for student teachers to apply what they are learning in foundations, curriculum and methods courses through completing field based assignments. They do so with the support of a highly qualified master teacher. This field experience course requires that students are placed in a classroom for approximately six hours per week and attend monthly Saturday morning seminars.

EDUC 635B: Extended Initial Directed Student Teaching: Single Subject (1 unit)

EDUC- 635A and B are equivalent to EDUC-619. Extended Initial Student Teaching provides a way for working students to complete their initial student teaching requirement while continuing to work by extending the field experience over two semesters. These field experience courses require that students are placed in a classroom for approximately six hours per week and attend monthly Saturday morning seminars. The content of the monthly seminars is the same as described in EDUC-619.

EDUC 639: Directed Final Student Teaching: Single Subject (8 units)

Directed Final Student Teaching is an intense semester of full-time, focused teaching under the guidance of a master teacher with support from a university mentor. The student teaching seminar, which meets regularly throughout the semester, provides additional support to candidates.

EDUC 644: Teaching with Technology (1 unit)

This workshop-style course provides hands-on opportunities for teaching candidates to develop technology skills that are appropriate to the classroom. Candidates develop an understanding of how they can enrich the curriculum with technology innovations. All candidates develop technology skills by creating a Web quest.

EDUC 649A: Independent Teaching A: Single Subject (3 units)

This course is the equivalent of EDUC-610 for interns, those students who are completing their field experience while under contract with one of our participating districts.

EDUC 649B: Independent Teaching B: Single Subject (3 units)

This course is the equivalent of EDUC 630 for interns, those students who are completing their field experience while under contract with one of our participating districts. For interns, this course will be extended over a two-semester period in order to give continuing support in their first year of teaching.

EDUC 649C: Independent Teaching C: Single Subject (3 units)

This course is the second semester to EDUC-649B. It is meant to give continuing support for beginning teachers in their first year of employment.

EDUC 691: Foundations of Education: Single Subject (4 units)

In this course, students will study influential philosophers, theories and perspectives regarding the nature of learning, the impact of various societal forces on that learning and the aims of education in a diverse society. Together, as members of a community of inquiry, students will consider their visions of what education should be and how these visions can influence their practice as teachers.

EDUC 692: Foundations of Languages and Literacy (3 units)

This course is designed to provide the foundational knowledge of language and language acquisition necessary to assist future teachers in meeting the needs of both English speakers and English learners based on an overview of language and what it is that humans acquire when they acquire language.

EDUC 693: Reading and Writing in the Secondary Classroom (4 units)

The goal of this class is to develop candidates' metacognitive awareness of reading and writing as reciprocal processes so that they can use reading and writing strategically in their secondary content area classrooms to support the literacy development of all learners, including English language learners.

EDUC 694: Curriculum Design and Implementation (3 units)

This course is designed to lay the curriculum, instruction and assessment foundation for future teachers. This foundation will be based on an overview of human development and learning theories, along with basic educational principles. Students will use this foundation to make sound pedagogical decisions that maximize all learners' achievement.

EDUC 696AR: Single Subject Methods: Art (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in art.

EDUC 696BU: Single Subject Methods: Business (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in business.

EDUC 696EN: Single Subject Methods: English (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in English.

EDUC 696GE: Single Subject Methods: General (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the Curriculum Design and Implementation course with a focus on more advanced curricular planning with bridges to the specific content areas.

EDUC 696LO: Single Subject Methods: Language Other Than English (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in LOTE (Languages Other Than English).

EDUC 696MA: Single Subject Methods: Mathematics (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in math.

EDUC 696MU: Single Subject Methods: Music (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in music.

EDUC 696PE: Single Subject Methods: Physical Education (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with focus on curriculum design issues and methods in physical education.

EDUC 696SC: Single Subject Methods: Science (2 units)

This course is follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in science.

EDUC 696SS: Single Subject Methods: Social Studies (2 units)

This course is a follow-up to the general single subject methods course with a focus on curriculum design issues and methods in social studies.

EDUC 698: Positive Adolescent Development (2 units)

The purpose of this course is to provide a detailed outline of cultural, cognitive, affective, biological and psychosocial issues associated with adolescent development. Course material is organized around positive developmental cues reflecting recent changes in the field of adolescent psychology. As such, the course emphasizes prevention strategies from a risk/resiliency framework. The positive developmental thesis will underscore the significance of identity achievement in the adolescent. Attention will be given to pedagogical and classroom management issues.

LLC 752: Linguistics for Teachers (2 units)

This course focuses on the exploration of insights from phonology and morphology that pertain to reading, spelling and vocabulary development. Designed for secondary teachers.

SED 605: Health Education and the Exceptional Child (3 units)

This course is designed to develop an understanding of the psychological characteristics, cognitive styles, behavioral patterns and accompanying learning problems of exceptional children. Students learn to apply the concepts of these differences and their implications to the educational experience and lifestyle of a person with a disability. Students learn to adapt and modify the general education/core curriculum to include a person with a disability into the least restrictive environment and to effectively participate in the IEP process. Students learn the basic components of physical and mental development as it pertains to good health and a balanced system of maintenance. This information is aligned to the basic health curriculum K-12. Issues on drug, alcohol and smoking use are studied and discussed as they pertain to an individual's health, learning performance, the social impact on the school environment and long range effects for adulthood. Students are required to connect this knowledge to disabling situations where health/mental or physical limitations exist. This course satisfies both the mainstreaming and health requirements for the clear credential components.