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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education (B.S. in Education)


All students wishing to teach in secondary schools must fully complete the approved teacher education program regardless of which college awards the degree. The approved program consists of: general education studies, professional education studies, and teaching field studies as specifically outlined in the following sections.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General education requirements


Communications (8–9 credit hours)


(A grade of C or better is required)

Humanities (6 credit hours)


Literature


  • Any department of English literature (except ENGL 230, 231, 233, 234, 355, or 545) or Department of Modern Languages literature course Credits: (3)

Fine arts appreciation


  • Any nonperformance appreciation class in the Departments of Art, Music, Communication studies (theater or dance courses), or university general education approved courses from the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design Credits: (3)

Social science (6 credit hours)


History


  • Any course from the Department of History Credits: (3)

International overlay


Recommended: 

Note


Additional courses are available in ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLSC, and SOCIO. See your advisor for approved courses.

Natural science (7 credit hours)


  • One lab required.

Quantitative sciences (6 credit hours)


(College Algebra is a prerequisite for statistics and computer science.)

General education electives (6 credit hours)


Total (39–40 credit hours)


Professional education requirements


Pre-professional education


Required for admission to teacher education and prerequisite for Block I.

Non-blocked courses


Non-blocked course taken after acceptance into the College of Education.

Block I


Admission to teacher education required.
Courses must be taken concurrently and are a prerequisite for Block II.

Student Teaching


Course must be taken concurrently.

Total (38 credit hours)


Electives


Hours will vary with majors.

Total hours required for graduation (126)