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Norda, Inc. - Alternative Certification & Professional Development for Teachers and Administrators

Major Equivalencies

Below are examples of sets of courses that are equivalent to a major in the following fields: Agriculture, Art, Biology, Broadfield Science, Business Education & Business Vocational, Chemistry, Computer Science, English as a Second Language, Family & Consumer Education, Marketing Education, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Spanish, Technology (contact us about other foreign languages)

Major Equivalency for Agriculture

Agricultural social science course

Animal science course

Biological systems engineering course

Food science course

Nutritional science course

Plant science course

Soil science course

Bacteriology, biochemistry, or genetics course

Environmental Education

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Art

Drawing course

Drawing course

Design course

Aesthetics course

Computer graphics course

Painting course

Sculpture course

Ceramics course

Art History courses

Advanced studio courses

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Biology

Biology course

Ecology course

Botany course

Zoology course

Chemistry course

Chemistry course

Environmental Education

Other courses to 34 credits

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Major Equivalency for Broadfield Science

Biology course

Ecology course

Earth Science course

Space Science course

Physics course

Physics course

Chemistry course

Chemistry course

Environmental Education

Other courses to 54 credits

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Major Equivalency for Business Education

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Accounting I

Accounting II

Marketing course

Finance course

Management course

Business Law course

Organizational Leadership

International business or marketing course

Other courses to 36 credits

Business Vocational Education (#281) Option

Vocational/Technical Education course (UWS CTE 302, UWW BSEDCNA 460)

Cooperative Education course (UWS CTE 360, UWW BSEDCNA 461/2)

Evidence of 2000 hours of experience within ten years of licensure

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Major Equivalency for Marketing Education #285

Sales and Sales Management

Principles of Advertising

Marketing Research

Vocational/Technical Education course (Stout CTE 302, UWW BSEDCNA 460)

Cooperative Education course (Stout CTE 360, UWW BSEDCNA 461/2)

Other courses to 36 credits or as a minor with Business education

Evidence of 4000 hours of experience within ten years of licensure

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Major Equivalency for Chemistry

General Chemistry I

General Chemistry II

Organic Chemistry I

Organic Chemistry II

Inorganic Chemistry

Thermodynamics

Analytical Chemistry

Spectroscopy

Biochemistry

Physics I

Physics II

Other courses to 50 credits

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Major Equivalency for Computer Science

Programming I

Programming II

Object Oriented Programming

Assembly Language course

Database Management course

System Programming course

Operating Systems course

Systems Analysis course

Information Management course

Structure of Programming Languages course

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for ESL

Phonetics course

Foreign language course

Foreign language course

Culture course (related to language above)

Linguistics course

Language acquisition course

Literacy course

ESL methodology course

ESL tutoring course

Grammar course

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Family and Consumer Education

Clothing course

Clothing course

Nutrition course

Foods course

Foods course

Family Housing course

Consumer economics course

Family Relations course

Human development course

Parent Education course

Family economics course

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Mathematics

Analytic Geometry & Calculus I

Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

Analytic Geometry & Calculus III

Linear Algebra & Differential Equations

Abstract Algebra

College Geometry

Discrete Mathematics

Probability and Statistics

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for General Music

Piano courses

Voice courses

Instrumental music courses

Music Theory courses

Music History courses

Band, Orchestra, or Choir courses

Conducting course

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Physics

Analytic Geometry & Calculus I

Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

Math of Physics I or Calculus III

Math of Physics/Engineering II

Differential Equations

Physics I

Physics II

Electricity/Electronics

Environmental Education

Other courses to 48 credits

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Major Equivalency for Spanish

Third Semester Spanish

Fourth Semester Spanish

Writing and Grammar

Hispanic Culture Course

Advanced Language Practice

Spanish Phonetics*

Hispanic History Course

Hispanic Literature Course

Hispanic Literature Course

Spanish Culture Experience

Other courses to 36 credits

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Major Equivalency for Technology

Technical Drawing

Manufacturing Materials & Processes I

Manufacturing Materials & Processes II

Construction Technology

Transportation Technology

Energy Technology

Communication & Info Technology

Technology Emphasis courses (15 credits)

Other courses to 36 credits

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