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Governors State University
Greenville College
Hebrew Theological College
Illinois Benedictine College
Illinois College
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Judson College
Knox College
Lake Forest College
Lewis University
Loyola University

Governors State University

Undergraduate level:
EDUC 442 Early Adol. Ed. Psy
EDUC 443 Curr. & Meth. For Middle School
Graduate level:
EDUC 642 Ed. Psy. applied to the Middle School
ECUD 643 Curr. & Inst. in the Middle School

Greenville College

Elementary Approved Program:
EDU 206  Adolescent Development
EDU 312  Teaching of Reading
EDU 318  Corrective Reading
EDU 350  Teaching Lang. Arts & Social St.
Secondary Approved Program:
EDU 206 Adolescent Development
EDU 342  Middle School Curriculum & Instruction
Graduate courses for certified teachers:
CE 539 Adolescent Growth & Dev.
CE 556 Middle/Secondary Sch. Cur.

Hebrew Theological College

Undergraduate:
PSYC 265 Adolescent Psychology
EDUC 302 Curriculum (infused)
EDUC 313 Process and Evaluation of Learning (infused)
EDUC 305 Cognitive Development (infused)
EDUC 332 Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts
EDUC 333 Math in the Elementary and Middle School
EDUC 334 Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School
EDUC 335 Science in the Elementary and Middle School

Illinois Benedictine College

EDUC 505  Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents
EDUC 593  Teaching at Middle Level

Illinois College

EDUC 355 (Previously numbered EDUC 397) Middle School Curriculum & Instructional Procedures
PSYC312 Adolescent Psychology

Illinois State University
Undergraduate level:
C&I 233 or 233.01 Middle Level Education and the Young Adolescent
PSY 302 Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
Graduate level:
C&I 421 Function of the Middle School
C&I 423 Developmental Issues in Early Adol. Ed
Illinois Wesleyan University

Undergraduate:
ED 260 Learning and Teaching in the Middle School
ED 225 Foundations of Education: Reflections on the Contexts of Teaching and Learning
ED 255 Studying Children and Adolescents in Context
AND
ED 303,305, 315, 325, 335 (Elementary) K-8 Curriculum in the Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts; or
ED 360 or 362 (Secondary) Curriculum in Mathematics, Science, History, English, and Foreign Language

Judson College

PSY 224 Adolescent Development
EDU 332 Organizations and Methods: Middle School
EDU 321 Reading Methods: Elementary OR EDU 325 Reading in the Content Area: Secondary

Knox College

EDUC/PSY 205 Adolescent Development
EDUC 317 Curriculum Development and Teaching in the Middle Grades

Lake Forest College

Undergraduate:
Secondary:

ED 315 Middle School Internship (All Secondary Programs); includes 1 credit hour on developmental characteristics of early adolescents.
ED 313 Reading in the Content Areas (All Secondary Programs)
Psych 210 Developmental Psychology (2 semester hours on adolescents)
Elementary:
ED 416 Content Area Reading and Social Studies Methods (Elementary Programs)
ED 306 Middle School Internship (Elementary Program); includes 1 credit hour on developmental characteristics of early adolescents.
Psych 210 Developmental Psychology (2 semester hours on adolescents)

Lewis University

Undergraduate/Graduate
55-321/ 55-521 Curriculum & Instruction in the Middle School
and
53-322/53-522 Characteristics & Dev. of the Adolescent Learner

Loyola University

Undergraduate – Elementary
CIEP 351 Curr. & Teaching in Middle School
CIEP 229 Ed. Psy.
CIEP 362 Literacy Inst. In Content Areas
Graduate - Elementary
CIEP 446 Middle School Theory and Practice
CIEP 450 Ed. Psy.
CIEP 423 Advanced Literacy Inst. In Content Areas
Undergraduate Secondary
CIEP 351 Curr. & Teaching in Middle School
CPSY 337 Adol. Dev. & Implications for Ed.
CIEP 362 Literacy Inst. In Content Areas
Graduate – Secondary
CIEP 446 Middle School Theory and Practice
CIEP 450 Ed. Psy.
CIEP 423 Advanced Literacy Inst. In Content Areas
Reading Endorsement only:
CIEP 351 Curr. & Teaching in Middle School
and
CPSY 337 Adol. Dev. & Implications for Ed.
or
CPSY 454 Human Dev.: Implications for Ed.
or
CPSY 458 Psy. of Adol.
Special Education:
CIEP 229 Educational Psychology
CIEP 351 Curr. & Teaching in Middle School
CIEP M30 Academic Assessments and Interventions