Northern Arizona University - College of Education

Northern Arizona University
College of Education
PO Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
(928) 523-2611

Post-Degree Curricula

If you have already earned a B.S. degree but have not prepared for teaching, you may want to consider a post-degree program in elementary, early childhood, secondary, or special education leading to certification to teach in Arizona. If so, you should seek advisement in C.O.E.'s advisement office.

To be admitted to a post-degree program, you must meet the following criteria:

• You must apply for and be admitted to NAU's teacher-education program.
• If you wish to earn a secondary certificate, you must have completed an acceptable teaching major and teaching minor in the subject areas normally taught in public secondary schools. In some cases, you may be required to take additional work in your major and minor areas after consulting with your subject major advisor.

If you are deficient in any of the following areas, you must take courses to eliminate the deficiencies:

• English (two courses)
• Oral communication (one course)
• Science (two courses)
• Mathematics (two courses)
• Liberal Arts (three courses)
• General psychology (one course)
• U.S. history (one course)
• Federal and Arizona Constitutions (one course)

You must have the following professional coursework totals:

• Elementary Education: 45 hours
• Secondary Education: 31 hours
• Special Education: 39 hours

With your advisor's guidance, you may select a limited number of professional courses in each program to count toward a M.Ed. degree.