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.
| Communications (8-9 hours) (A grade of C or better is required) |
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
| SPCH 105 | Public Speaking IA | 2 |
| or |
| SPCH 106 | Public Speaking I | 3 |
| or |
| SPCH 109 | Public Speaking Honors | 3
|
| Humanities (9 hours) |
| Literature |
| Any department of English literature (except ENGL 230, 231, 233, 234, 355, or 545) or Department of Modern Languages literature course | 3
|
| Fine arts appreciation |
| Any nonperformance appreciation class in the Departments of Art, Music, Speech (theater or dance courses), or university general education approved courses from the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design | 3
|
| Restricted elective |
| Any course offered in the Department of Philosophy (except PHILO 110 or 220) or SPCH 320, 330, or 434, or any course in a modern language, or ENGL 230, 231, 233, or 234 | 3
|
| Social science (9 hours) |
| History |
| Any course from the Department of History | 3
|
| Non-Western cultures |
| Recommended: ANTH 204; additional courses are available in ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLSC, and SOCIO. See your advisor for approved courses | 3
|
| Restricted elective |
| Any course in the Departments of Anthropology (except ANTH 280 and 281), Economics, Geography, (except GEOG 220 and 221), History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology | 3
|
| Natural science (7 hours) |
One lab required.
|
| Quantitative sciences (6 hours) |
| (College Algebra is a prerequisite for statistics and computer science.) |
| MATH 100 | College Algebra (or higher level |
| math course) (Grade of C or better) | 3 |
| STAT 320 | Elements of Statistics (or higher level statistics course) (Grade of C or better) | 3 |
General education electives (6 hours)
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Professional education requirements
| EDSEC 102 | Teaching as a Career | 1 |
| FSHS 110 | Introduction to Human Development | 3
|
| Non-blocked courses—These courses must be taken prior to or concurrent with Block I. |
| EDCIP 310 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDETC 318 | Instructional Media and Technology | 2
|
| Block I—Admission to teacher education required. Courses must be taken concurrently and are a prerequisite for Block II. |
| EDCEP 315 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDSP 323 | Exceptional Students/ |
| Secondary School | 2 |
| EDSEC 376 | Core Teaching Skills and Lab | 3
|
| Block II—Courses must be taken concurrently and are a prerequisite for Block III. |
| EDSEC 477 | Middle Level/Secondary Reading | 2 |
| EDSEC 500 | Content Area Methods/ |
| Secondary School | 2 |
| EDSEC 520 | Content and Reading Methods Lab | 1
|
| EDCIP 455 | Teaching in a Multicultural Society | 1 |
| EDCEP 525 | Interpersonal Relations in the School | 1
|
| Block III—Courses must be taken concurrently. |
| EDSEC 586 | Teaching Participation/ |
| Secondary School | 12 |
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Electives
