Requirements

Pre-Admission Courses

• EDUC 101 - Observe and Reflect Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 110 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 112 - Educational Implications of Diversity Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 215 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Non Fieldwork Courses

Non-fieldwork Courses (Admission to Education Program Required)

• EDUC 335 - Educational Technology Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 341 - Assessment in Education Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 370 - Phonics and the Process of Reading Credit Hours: 3

General Methods Courses

• EDUC 201 - Observe, Assist, Tutor, and Remediate Practicum Credit Hours: 1 (Co-requisite for all general methods courses)
• EDUC 313 - Curriculum and Instruction for the Adolescent Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 330 - Serving Individuals with Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 371 - Emergent through Adolescent Literacy Credit Hours: 3

Content Method Courses

• EDUC 301 - Teach Large Groups, Tutor, Remediate, and Accelerate Practicum Credit Hours: 1 (Co-requisite for all content methods courses)
• EDUC 340 - Nature and Needs of Students with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 395 - Integrated Social Studies Methods for the Adolescent Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 413 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 414 - Reading Assessment and Intervention Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 434 - Instructional Services for Children with Mild/Moderate Special Needs Credit Hours: 3

Professional Semester

• EDUC 419 - Co-teaching and Collaboration in Education Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 420 - Proactive Approaches to Classroom Management and Support Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 432 - Student Teaching in Special Education Credit Hours: 9
• EDUC 461 - Student Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 466 - Professional Practices in Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 468 - Professional Practices in Special Education Credit Hours: 2

Core Social Studies Courses

The following content courses require a grade of C- or higher to complete the Gateways for Traditional Undergraduate Initial Teacher Licensure Preparation Program.

• Must complete three of the 100-level history survey courses:

• HIST 105 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 106 - United States History since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 111 - The Emergence of the Modern World I Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 112 - The Emergence of the Modern World II Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 111 - American Political Systems Credit Hours: 3

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• GEOL 105 - Geohazards Credit Hours: 3

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• GEOG 120 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3

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• GEOG 111 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
• ECON 215 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 101 - The Sociological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
• One additional 300 level political science course.

Major

All students seeking integrated social studies licensure must complete a major in one of the following disciplines:

History Major  

Economics Major  

Political Science Major  

Psychology Major  

Sociology Major