CERTIFICATION IN LATIN
STATE OF ALABAMA
(2000 CATALOGUE REQUIREMENTS)
Students wishing to earn certification to teach Latin in the public schools must take certain Classics and Education courses. We recommend that you major in Classics rather than education. In the long run, this offers you more options. Always clear your intended program with advisors in education before you begin taking classes.
CLASSICS COURSES
Students must earn a minimum of 33 credit hours in Latin, Greek, and Classics courses. The following courses are required (Greek is not required, but is recommended):
 | Latin 101 and 102 |
| Latin 201 and 202 |
| Latin 301 and 302 |
| Latin 490 |
| CL 386 (Roman History) |
| Three more courses with CL or GR designations, of which at least six hours must be 300+ |
Note: A student can complete six hours of CL 380 by participating in the Alabama in Greece program. See the Classics advisor for details.
EDUCATION COURSES
The following courses must be completed as a prerequisite to admission to the Teacher Education Program:
| CSE 390 (Inst. & Accom. in Sec. Schools) |
| BEP 305 (Educational Psychology) |
These courses must be completed in the student's junior year:
| SPE 300 (Survey of Sp. Ed. & Accom. Strat.) |
| BEF 362 (History & Philosophy of Ed.) |
| BER 450 (Assess. Prac. in Classroom Lang.) |
| HD 301 (Child Development: School Age) |
| CEE 320 (Survey of Elementary Education) |
| CEE 365 (Literature for Children) |
These courses must be completed as a block the semester prior to the internship:
| CIE 480 (Meth./Tch. For. Lang. [W]) |
| CIE 489 (Clin. Exp. in Schools) |
| CRD 412 (Improv. Reading in Sec. Sch. [W]) |
| CSE 493 (Diversity Block Seminar) |
Internship to be completed the final semester (9 hrs.):
| CIE 497 (Internship in For. Lang. [P-12]) |
For more information about certification, including master's level certification ("Alternative A" Certification and "Class A" Certification), please contact Prof. Kirk M. Summers at ksummers@ML.AS.UA.EDU.