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Professional Education Sequence
The teacher education program requires a professional education sequence of twenty-one to thirty-two semester hours in courses pertinent to teaching in specific areas and at various levels.
All courses in the sequence except internship/student teaching and the internship/student-teaching seminar must be completed before admission to internship or student teaching.
The courses in the sequence are determined by the student’s major:
Birth-Kindergarten, 32 hours: BK 250, SPED 313, EDEL 313, COUN 310, BK, SPED, EDEL 483, BK, SPED, EDEL 496.
Elementary and Middle Grades, 26 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320, 321; SPED 337; ELMG 484, 485, 495.
Physical Education, 26 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320 or 322; 321; PE 325; PE 488; PE 489; 496.
Special Education, 21 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320 or 322, 321; SPED 490, 495.
Secondary and Special Subject Teaching, 28 hours: EDCI 231; EDSE 322; PSY 320 or 322, 321; SPED 335 (SPED 336 for English Education majors); *Methods, EDSE 490, 495; **491.
*Methods: ART 463, ENGL 417, GER 420, HIST 405, MATH 415, MUS 326 or 327, SCI 422, SPAN 420.
**ART, ENGL, GER, HIST, MATH, MUS, SCI, or SPAN
Shaded courses require 16 hours of field experience each.
All courses in the sequence except internship/student teaching and the internship/student-teaching seminar must be completed before admission to internship or student teaching.
The courses in the sequence are determined by the student’s major:
Birth-Kindergarten, 32 hours: BK 250, SPED 313, EDEL 313, COUN 310, BK, SPED, EDEL 483, BK, SPED, EDEL 496.
Elementary and Middle Grades, 26 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320, 321; SPED 337; ELMG 484, 485, 495.
Physical Education, 26 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320 or 322; 321; PE 325; PE 488; PE 489; 496.
Special Education, 21 hours: EDCI 231; PSY 320 or 322, 321; SPED 490, 495.
Secondary and Special Subject Teaching, 28 hours: EDCI 231; EDSE 322; PSY 320 or 322, 321; SPED 335 (SPED 336 for English Education majors); *Methods, EDSE 490, 495; **491.
*Methods: ART 463, ENGL 417, GER 420, HIST 405, MATH 415, MUS 326 or 327, SCI 422, SPAN 420.
**ART, ENGL, GER, HIST, MATH, MUS, SCI, or SPAN
Shaded courses require 16 hours of field experience each.