TCP Content Coursework Requirements

Guidance for Self-Analysis of Secondary Grades Content Area Competency, Coursework, and Testing

This page outlines the guidance used for evaluating a potential candidate’s transcript for the six content Secondary Grades certification areas offered through TCP (English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics).

Secondary Grades Certification Area

Required/Suggested Coursework for Content Area Knowledge and Skills

English

Writing (6 credits) may include:
Composition I
Composition II/Advanced Composition
Specialized Writing Course (e.g., Prose, Poetry, Journalism)

Literature (18 credits)
Introduction to Literature
American Literature I (pre-1800)
American Literature II (post-1800)

World/Non-Western Literature
Shakespeare
British Literature

Elective(s) (6 credits) may include, but are not limited to:
English language/linguistics
Public Speaking
Grammar
Theater
Literature

History

US History (6 credits)
European History (6 credits)
Global History (6 credits): may include African, Asian, Indigenous, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Transnational History

History Electives (12 credits) may include, but are not limited to:

Civics
Psychology (3 credits)
Geography
Sociology (3 credits)
Government
Western Civilization
Political Science
World Religions

Mathematics

Mathematics (11 credits)
Calculus I
Calculus II
Geometry

Elective(s) (19 credits) may include, but are not limited to:

College Algebra/College Algebra CLEP test
Number Systems/Number Theory
Statistics & Probability
Linear Algebra
History of Mathematics
Mathematical Problem Solving
Non-Euclidian Geometry
Mathematical Modeling
Calculus III
Physics I
Real Analysis
Computer Science

Biology

Biology (8 credits)
Biology I + Lab
Biology II + Lab

Chemistry (4 credits)
Chemistry I + Lab

Biology Electives (18 credits) may include, but are not limited to:
Anatomy & Physiology
Microbiology
Botany
Genetics
Ecology
Forensic Science
Environmental Science
Biochemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry (16 credits)
General Chemistry I + Lab
General Chemistry II + Lab
Organic Chemistry I + Lab
Organic Chemistry II + Lab

Physics (4 credits)
Physics I + Lab

Chemistry Elective(s) (10 credits) may include, but are not limited to:
Biochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Physics II

Physics

Physics (8 credits)
Physics I + Lab
Physics II + Lab

Mathematics (4 credits)
Calculus I

Physics Electives (18 credits) may include, but are not limited to:
Acoustics, Optics, Waves
Magnetism/Electromagnetism
Thermodynamics, Heat, Energy
Mechanical or Engineering Physics
Modern/Nuclear Physics
Quantum Physics
Newtonian Physics
Systems/Advanced Problem Solving