I. Courses
A. 7-12 Certification – 27 hours
Educator preparation for teachers planning to teach at the upper middle and high school levels in math, science, English, and social studies/history consists of 15 semester hours of upper-level education courses, plus student teaching.
Student Teaching 7-12
B. All-Level – 22-27 hours depending on field
The following applies to certification in Early Childhood through Grade 12 for Art, Music, Spanish, Speech, and P.E. (Note the exceptions for certification in Music and in P.E.)
All level Educator Preparation is area consists of 15 semester the following hours of upper-level education courses, plus student teaching.
EDUC 4385: Waived for Music and Art Majors
READ 4326: Waived for EC-12 P.E.
Student Teaching EC-12 Art, Spanish, P.E., and Speech
EDUC 4250* Certification Preparation Seminar 2
EDUC 4502 Elementary Student Teaching II 5
EDUC 4501 Student Teaching I 5
Note – Because of preparation seminars in their own colleges, music and P.E. students take EDUC 4150 in lieu of 4250.
Student Teaching (Music Only)
| EDUC 4150 | Certification Preparation Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 4435 | Student Teaching Elementary Music | 4 |
| EDUC 4436 | Student Teaching Grades Middle Level Music | 4 |
| EDUC 4437 | Student Teaching Grades Secondary Music | 4 |
In order to be eligible to begin student teaching, students must complete the professional development courses, with a GPA of at least 3.00 in these four courses.
Students may not begin the student teaching semester until all requirements for admission to the Educator Preparation Program have been met. It is strongly recommended that students take only Student Teaching and the certification preparation seminar during the student teaching semester. This recommendation includes the pursuing of graduate courses.
A passing score on at least two Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) are required for certification.