Note(s):
*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP) or CLEP credit.
**Students may take some GE courses in summer school with advisor approval to reduce load during school year if needed during years one and two.
Note(s):
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, and verification completion of:
- overall semester hours - 120
- institutional semester hours - 45
- overall advanced hours - 36
- institutional advanced hours - 24
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Required General Education courses:
HIST 1301 , HIST 1302 , MATH 1304 , POLS 1301 , SPAN 1411
Two Science courses required one Life Science and one Physical Science, one course must have a lab:
BIOL 1400 and PHSC 1400 are recommended
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Candidates seeking EC-6 Certification must earn a C or better in all Foundation, Supporting and Professional Education courses.
Candidates seeking EC-6 Certification may earn only one D in PHIL, Foreign Language or THSA as long as the cululative GPA requirement is met. These three courses fulfull General Education requirements and are not considered “content” courses per TEA.
Required Courses for Additional Certifications:
Bilingual - SPAN 1412 , SPAN 2311 , SPAN 2312 , SPAN 3301 , SPAN 3302 , EDUC 3320 , EDUC 4340
Special Education: SPED 4324 , SPED 4351 , SPED 5343
Acceptable minor fields:
None required