Interdisciplinary Studies, Bilingual Certification, BS

Bilingual Specialization: 15-29 hrs

• SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hour(s)

• or

• SPAN 2342 - Spanish for Heritage Language Speakers I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hour(s)
• SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hour(s)

• *Spanish credit for SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, and/or SPAN 2312 can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP) or CLEP credit, or OLLU credit by exam.

  **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.

• SPAN 3301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar, Reading and Composition 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Reading Composition II 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 3320 - Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4340 - Language Arts/Reading: Bilingual 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4364 - Approaches to Emergent Bilinguals (EB) 3 hour(s)

Professional Education Courses: 24 hrs:

*Student must be admitted into TEACH in order to register for the Professional Education Courses

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)

Additional Required Courses: 12-13 hrs

• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)

• Additional 3-4 hours of Natural Science in BIOL, CHEM, or PHSC

  • Students seeking EC-6 Certification are required to take two natural science courses.  One courses must have a lab (4 hours) to fulfill the Science General Education requirement.  BIOL 1400  and PHSC 1400  are recommended.
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)

Required General Education Courses:

• HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hour(s)

• or

• MATH 1404 - College Algebra with Lab 4 hour(s)
• POLS 1301 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year One

• INDS 1311 - Applications of Learning 3 hour(s)

• (For first term traditional freshmen)

Spring - Year One

• EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hour(s)

Summer - Year One

• SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hour(s)

Note(s):

*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP) or CLEP credit, or OLLU credit by exam.

**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.

Fall - Year Two

• EDUC 2310 - Diversity 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar, Reading and Composition 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Two

• EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4372 - The Creative Child: Art, Music, and Movement 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Reading Composition II 3 hour(s)
• SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hour(s)

Summer - Year Two

• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year Three

• EDUC 3320 - Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4345 - Literacy Development and Instruction: EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4363 - Language Development: English Language Learners 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4365 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods 1: Construction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Three

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4364 - Approaches to Emergent Bilinguals (EB) 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hour(s)

Summer - Year Three

​Additional 3-4 hours in BIOL, CHEM, or PHSC

•  BIOL 1400 or PHSC 1400 are recommended.

Fall - Year Four

• EDUC 4340 - Language Arts/Reading: Bilingual 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5372 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Four

• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)

Note(s):

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 , MATH 1304 , or MATH 1404,  POLS 1301 

Two Science courses required, one science course must have a lab.  Recommended science courses:

BIOL 1400 , PHSC 1400  

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, or THSA as long as the cumulative GPA requirement is met.  These three courses fulfill General Education requirements and are not considered “content” courses per TEA.

Required Courses for Additional Certifications:

ESL: EDUC 3310 , EDUC 4364  

Special Education: SPED 4324 , SPED 4351 , SPED 5343  

Acceptable minor fields:

None required