Education
Programs within the Education Department at Our Lady of the Lake University are designed to prepare the professional educator to understand and meet the educational needs of a diverse student population and to function in a global society, which requires all students to be life-long learners. The programs provide opportunities for participants to gain the skills and vision to be leaders in schools faced with the challenges of the 21st century.
Formal entry into the teacher education program is contingent upon junior standing, a cumulative grade point average of 2.75, favorable recommendations, and the attainment of certain prerequisites in general education, academic foundations, pre-professional courses and other requirements as specified in the Teacher Education Handbook. In addition, students seeking admission to teacher education must demonstrate satisfactory performance in mathematics, reading and writing/composition on the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) examination of basic skills mandated by the State Board for Educator Certification. All teacher education applicants are interviewed by members of the Education faculty and must receive a favorable recommendation.
Candidates for standard Texas teacher's certificates must achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the examinations prescribed by the State Board for Educator Certification. All applicants will be screened for a record of felony or misdemeanor conviction through the Texas Department of Public Safety as prescribed by state law.
Texas teaching certificates may be earned as follows:
Early Childhood - Grade 6 Certification
Students desiring Early Childhood through Grade 6 certification pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an specializations in the areas of Early Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education.
Grades 4 - 8 Certification
Students desiring grades 4-8 certification pursue a degree in Liberal Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. This degree with an interdisciplinary major includes courses needed for certification. An academic area of specialization is required and may be chosen from the following:
English Language Arts and Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Grades 8 - 12 Certification
Students desiring grades 8-12 certification pursue a major and minor in the chosen teaching fields. Additional courses in professional education are taken for certification. Current Certificates:
Computer Science
English Language Arts and Reading
History
Life Science
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Theater Arts
Technology Applications
All Level Certification
Art
Special Education (see EC-6)
Music
Spanish
Interdisciplinary Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies, With Specializations in: Early Childhood, Bilingual or Special Education - BS
(includes student teaching and fulfills all academic requirements for state teacher certification)
Total number of hours required for this degree:
124 semester hours
Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
72 semester hours
Total number of advanced hours required in major:
72 semester hours
Required courses all specializations:
Early Elementary Core: 30 hours: EDUC 4430, EDUC 4371, EDUC 4345, EDUC 4331, EDUC 5325, SPED 4335, SPED 4338, PSYC 3375,
Professional Education courses: 27 hours: EDUC 4365, EDUC 5307, EDUC 4348, EDUC 5372, EDUC 5303, EDUC 5330, EDUC 5370 and 6 hours in student teaching
IN ADDITION TO Early Elementary Core courses, each Specialization requires:
Early Childhood Specialization (15 hours)
EDUC 4367, EDUC 4390, EDUC 4332, EDUC 4336, EDUC 4337
Bilingual Specialization (15 hours)
EDUC 4340, EDUC 4356, EDUC 4364, EDUC 3320, EDUC 4363
SPED Specialization (15 hours)
SPED 4351, SPED 3341, SPED 4341, SPED 4324, SPED 5343
Suggested Sequence of courses for BS in Interdisciplinary Studies – Specialization: Early Childhood:
Freshman Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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RLST course |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Fine Arts* |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
*Preferred Fine Arts courses: ARTS 3383, MUSI 3341 or DRAM 1361
Sophomore Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Sophomore literature |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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Natural science w/lab |
4 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
17 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
Summer
Natural Science |
3-4 hrs |
3 hrs |
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Total |
6-7 hrs |
**Can also be taken with student teaching
Junior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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6 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
9 hrs |
**Can also be taken during summer
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
None
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required
Suggested sequence of courses for the BS in Interdisciplinary Studies- Specialization: Bilingual
Freshman Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
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Natural Science w/lab |
4 hrs |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
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Total |
16 hrs |
*Credit for freshman level Spanish earned through Advanced Placement,
CLEP or OLLU Spanish Assessment
Sophomore Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
19 hrs |
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Total |
19 hrs |
Summer
3 hrs |
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Natural Science |
3-4 hrs |
Total |
6-7 hrs |
**EDUC 4331 may be taken with student teaching
Junior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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6 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
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Total |
9 hrs |
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required
Suggested sequence of courses for the BS in Interdisciplinary Studies- specialization: Special education
Freshman Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
RLST course |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
Fine Arts* |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
15 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
*Preferred Fine Arts courses: ARTS 3383, MUSI 3341 or DRAM 1361
Sophomore Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Sophomore literature |
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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4 hrs |
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Natural science w/lab |
4 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
17 hrs |
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Total |
16 hrs |
Junior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Natural science |
4 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
19 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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6 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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Total |
15 hrs |
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Total |
9 hrs |
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, values and skills, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
None
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required
Pedagogical Studies, With Specializations in: Early Childhood, Bilingual or Special Education - BS
(does not include student teaching and does not fulfill all academic requirements for state teacher certification)
Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:
72 semester hours
Total number of advanced hours required in major:
72 semester hours
Required courses all specializations:
Required courses (not including prerequisites) for all three specializations:Early Elementary Core: 30 hours: EDUC 4430, EDUC 4371, EDUC 4345,
EDUC 4331, EDUC 5325, SPED 4335, SPED 4338, PSYC 3375, EDUC 5370, EDUC 4372
Professional Education courses: 27 hours: EDUC 4365, EDUC 5307, EDUC 4348, EDUC 5372, EDUC 5303, EDUC 5330, EDUC 5370 and
6 additional advanced hours in EDUC
IN ADDITION TO Early Elementary Core courses, each Specialization requires:
Early Childhood Specialization (15 hours)
EDUC 4367, EDUC 4390, EDUC 4332, EDUC 4336, EDUC 4337
Bilingual Specialization (15 hours)
EDUC 4340, EDUC 4356, EDUC 4364, EDUC 3320, EDUC 4363
SPED Specialization (15 hours)
SPED 4351, SPED 3341, SPED 4341, SPED 4324, SPED 5343
Suggested Sequence of courses for BS in Pedagogical Studies – Specialization: Early Childhood:
Freshman Year
FALL |
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|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
RLST course |
3 hrs |
|
POLS 1311 |
3 hrs |
|
Fine Arts* |
3 hrs |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
15 hrs |
|
Total |
15 hrs |
*Preferred Fine Arts courses: ARTS 3383, MUSI 3341 or DRAM 1361
Sophomore Year
FALL |
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|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Sophomore literature |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
||
Natural science w/lab |
4 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
|
|
|
3 hrs |
|
Total |
17 hrs |
|
Total |
18 hrs |
Summer
Natural Science |
3-4 hrs |
3 hrs |
|
Total |
6-7 hrs |
**Can also be taken with student teaching
Junior Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
||
Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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6 Advanced hrs/EDUC |
6 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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|
3 hrs |
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|
Total |
18 hrs |
|
Total |
9 hrs |
**Can also be taken during summer
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
None
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required
Suggested sequence of courses for the BS in Interdisciplinary Studies- Specialization: Bilingual
Freshman Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
|
Natural Science w/lab |
4 hrs |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
15 hrs |
|
Total |
16 hrs |
*Credit for freshman level Spanish earned through Advanced Placement,
CLEP or OLLU Spanish Assessment
Sophomore Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
4 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
19 hrs |
|
Total |
21 hrs |
Summer
3 hrs |
|
Natural Science |
3-4 hrs |
Total |
6-7 hrs |
**EDUC 4331 may be taken with student teaching
Junior Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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3 hrs |
||
Total |
18 hrs |
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Total |
18 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
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SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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6 Advanced Hrs/EDUC |
6 hrs |
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3 hrs |
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|
|
|
3 hrs |
|
|
|
|
3 hrs |
|
|
|
|
Total |
15 hrs |
|
Total |
9 hrs |
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required
Suggested sequence of courses for the BS in Pedagogical Studies- specialization: Special education
Freshman Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
COMM 2312 |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
RLST course |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
Fine Arts* |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
15 hrs |
|
Total |
15 hrs |
*Preferred Fine Arts courses: ARTS 3383, MUSI 3341 or ARTS 1361
Sophomore Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Sophomore literature |
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
|
4 hrs |
||
Natural science w/lab |
4 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
17 hrs |
|
Total |
16 hrs |
Junior Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
Natural science |
4 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
Total |
18 hrs |
|
Total |
19 hrs |
Senior Year
FALL |
|
|
SPRING |
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3 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
||
3 hrs |
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6 Advanced hrs/EDUC |
6 hrs |
|
3 hrs |
|
|
|
|
3 hrs |
|
|
|
|
3 hrs |
|
|
|
|
Total |
15 hrs |
|
Total |
9 hrs |
The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.
Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:
One of the following:
Technology for Teaching |
Foreign language requirement, if any:
None
Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program
Acceptable minor fields:
None required