8-12 Certification

II. Professional Development Sequence

A. 8-12 Certification – 23 hours

This area consists of 12 semester hours of upper-level education courses, plus student teaching

EDUC 3315	Students and Learning- Secondary/Al	3
READ 3326	Disciplinary Literacy	3
EDUC 3317	Curr Design Secondary/All Level	3
EDUC 3324	Classroom Management	3

Student Teaching

EDUC 4150	Certification Preparation Seminar	1
EDUC 4505	Student Teach Lower Grades (8-10)	5
EDUC 4506	Student Teach Higher Grades (10-12)	5

In order to be eligible to begin student teaching, students must complete the professional development courses, EDUC 3315, READ 3326, EDUC 3317, and EDUC 3324 with a GPA of at least 2.75 in these four courses.

Students may not begin the student teaching semester until all requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program have been met. It is strongly recommended that students take only Student Teaching and the seminar during the student teaching semester.

To receive any degree the student must have earned a minimum of 124 semester hours; however, most students should be prepared to complete approximately 126 to 157 semester hours (depending on the degree and certification program) to meet all degree and certification requirements.

B. All-Level – 22-25 hours

This area consists of 12 semester hours of upper-level education courses, plus student teaching.

EDUC 3315	Students and Learning- Secondary/Al	3
	or
EDUC 3320	Students and Learning- Elem/Middle/	3
EDUC 3317	Curr Design Secondary/All Level	3
	or
EDUC 3328	Curr/Design Elem/Middle/All-Level	3
READ 3326	Disciplinary Literacy	3
EDUC 3324	Classroom Management	3

EDUC 3317/3328: Except students certifying in EC-12 Music.

Student Teaching

EDUC 4150	Certification Preparation Seminar	1
	and
EDUC 4335	Student Teach EC-6 PE/Art/Thea/Tech	3
EDUC 4336	Student Teaching 4-8 PE/Art/Thea	3
EDUC 4337	Student Teaching 8-12 PE/Art/Thea	3
	or
EDUC 4435	Student Teaching Grades EC-4 Music	4
EDUC 4436	Student Teaching Grades 4-8 Music	4
EDUC 4437	Student Teaching Grades 8-12 Music	4

In order to be eligible to begin student teaching, students must complete the professional development courses, EDUC 3315, EDUC 3317, READ 3326, and EDUC 3324 with a GPA of at least 2.75 in these four courses.

Students may not begin the student teaching semester until all requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program have been met. It is strongly recommended that students take only Student Teaching and the Certification Prepar a tion Seminar during the student teaching semester.

To receive any degree, students must earn a minimum of 124 semester hours; however, most students should be prepared to complete approximately 126 to 157 semester hours (depending on the degree and certification program) to meet all degree and certification requirements.

At least two Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) are required for certification.

I. Teaching Field

See the academic departments for specific academic courses required for the teaching fields.

Note: Some lower-level academic courses taken in the teaching fields are duplicated in the Academic Foundation