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
Student Teaching
| EDUC 4150 | Certification Preparation Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 4505 | 8-12 Student Teaching Lower Grades (8-10) | 5 |
| EDUC 4506 | 8-12 Student Teaching Higher Grades (10-12) | 5 |
In order to be eligible to begin student teaching, students must complete the professional development courses, EDUC 3315, READ 4326, EDUC 4316, and EDUC 3324 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 Teacher Education Program have been met. It is strongly recommended that students take only Student Teaching and the certification preparation seminar during the student teaching semester.
To receive any degree the student must have earned a minimum of 124 semester hours; however, depending on the degree and certification program most students complete 126 to 157 semester hours.
At least two Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) are required for certification.
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/All-level | 3 |
| or | |
| EDUC 3320 | Students and Learning- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| EDUC 4316 | Curriculum Design- Secondary/All Level | 3 |
| or | |
| EDUC 4328 | Curriculum Design- Elementary/Middle School/All Level | 3 |
| READ 4326 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| EDUC 3324 | Classroom Management | 3 |
EDUC 4316/4328: Except students certifying in EC-12 Music.
Student Teaching
| EDUC 4150 | Certification Preparation Seminar | 1 |
| and | |
| EDUC 4335 | Student Teaching EC-6 PE/Art/Theater/Technology | 3 |
| EDUC 4336 | Student Teaching 4-8 PE/Art/Theatre/Technology | 3 |
| EDUC 4337 | Student Teaching 8-12 PE/Art/Theatre/Technology | 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 4316, READ 4326, and EDUC 3324 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 Teacher Education Program have been met. It is strongly recommended that students take only Student Teaching and the Certification Preparation Seminar during the student teaching semester.
To receive any degree, students must earn a minimum of 124 semester hours; however, depending on the degree and certification program, most students complete 126 to 157 semester hours.
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