Dual Credit Program

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Last Updated: Oct 28, 2024, 10:12 AM

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We offer a Dual Credit Educator Preparation Program for secondary educators who wish to teach dual credit courses for high school students. This content specific endorsement is a recognized credential across the State of Illinois and can be added to your existing professional educators license (PEL).

This program has been created with YOU in mind! We have separate paths for educators who already hold a master's degree as well as for those who need to earn a master’s to qualify for the dual credit endorsement.

Most courses are online and instructors are willing to work with you wherever you are in the state.

Courses

Biology

Coming soon.

English Composition

Coming soon.

English Literature

Select 18 credit hours from the following courses:

  • ENGL405 - Chaucer
  • ENGL421 - English Romantic Literature
  • ENGL436 - Major American Writers
  • ENGL451 - Eighteenth-Century English Fiction
  • ENGL453 - Modern British Fiction
  • ENGL464 - Modern British Drama
  • ENGL471 - Shakespeare: The Early Plays, Histories, Comedies
  • ENGL472 - Shakespeare: The Major Tragedies, Dark Comedies, and Romances
  • ENGL473 - Milton
  • ENGL484 - Young Adult Literature
  • ENGL493 - Special Topics

History

FALL 2024

  • 429: Political Violence since 1789: Weeks*
  • 484: Modern Turkey: Yilmaz*
  • 485: Revolutions in Middle East: Yilmaz*

SPRING 2025

  • 410: Nineteenth Century Europe: Sramek
  • 455: The Conservative View in U.S. History
  • 473: Comparative Slavery: Benti*

FALL 2025

  • 416: Socialism: Dream and Nightmare (in-person and online) – Bean
  • 473: Comparative Slavery: Benti
  • 485: Revolutions in the Middle East: Yilmaz

SPRING 2026

  • 427: World War I: Weeks

Calculus

Coming soon.

General Math

Required Courses - 12 Credit Hours

  • MATH419 - Introduction to Abstract Algebra II
    *Prerequisite MATH 319
  • MATH421 - Linear Algebra
    *Prerequisite MATH221
  • MATH452 - Introduction to Analysis
    *Prerequisite MATH352
  • MATH483 - Mathematical Statistics
    *Prerequisite MATH250

Elective Courses - 6 Credit Hours

Statistics

Coming soon.

Psychology

  • PSYC402 - Psychology and Medicine
  • PSYC407 - Theoretical Issues in Learning
  • PSYC431 - Advanced Psychopathology
  • PSYC440 - Advanced Personality
  • PSYC461 - Advanced Social Psychology
  • PSYC554 - Life-Span Developmental Psychology

Speech

Coming soon.

   Dual Credit Endorsement Plus MSEd

Students will need the Curriculum and Instruction core (18-21 hours), plus the 18 credits from their endorsement program.

  • Core Curriculum with Options for Electives

    Curriculum and Instruction Core Courses (18-21 Hours)

    • CI500 - Introduction to Research
    • CI503 - Introduction to the Curriculum
    • CI504 - Systematic Approaches to Instruction
    • CI514 - Theories of Development and Learning
    • CI402 - Cultural Diversity in Education and Family Services

  • Benefits

    Our Dual Credit certification allows you to:

    • Enhance your career options
    • Encourage your students’ college careers
    • Boost your school’s college-bound potential

    Apply Now

    Tuition assistance is available. For details, please contact: dualcredit@siu.edu.