COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Introduction Undergraduate Degree    and Teaching    Licenses Certification for    Candidates Who Have    Completed a    Bachelor's Degree Admission to Teacher    Education Field-Based Teacher    Preparation Application for    Graduation and/or    Certification Elementary and    Middle school Teacher    Preparation Program Secondary School    Teacher Preparation    Programs All-Levels Teacher    Preparation Programs Endorsements Departments: Educational    Leadership and    Foundations Educational    Psychology and    Special Services Teacher Education Dr. Arturo Pacheco, Dean Dr. Josefina Tinajero, Associate Dean Education Bldg., Room 414 Phone: (915) 747-5572 Fax: (915) 747-5755 E-mail: educ@utep.edu		Undergraduate Degree and Teaching Licenses Elementary Education The College offers a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree, which may be taken by students who wish to teach at the elementary or middle school level and who may wish to qualify for a Texas teacher certificate at those levels. Students working on the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree must have their degree plan filed in the College of Education. These students are advised by College of Education faculty and request degree and certification course substitutions through that faculty. Secondary Education and All-Levels Education Students interested in becoming secondary teachers or all-levels Art, Music, and Physical Education teachers complete a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Music, a Bachelor of Science, or a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sports Studies with a minor in secondary or all-levels teaching, depending on the teaching area of their interest. Program of studies information appears in the appropriate section of this Catalog under the Colleges of Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Health Sciences, and Science. Information on the secondary or all-levels teaching minors is available in the Education Student Services Office, Education 412. Students working on a degree outside the College of Education and wishing to become certified in Texas as secondary or all-levels teachers have their degree and certification plan filed under the appropriate college in which they are pursuing their major. These students also must have a copy of their degree and certification plan filed in the College of Education Student Services Office, Education 412. They are advised by the faculty of the college of their major and request course substitutions through the office of their college dean. Substitutions pertinent to the secondary or all-levels teaching certificate minor are under the purview of the Dean of Education, who acts as the Certification Officer for the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. Transfer Students Seeking Degrees in Education Undergraduate transfer students seeking a Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) must submit original copies of their transcripts to the Office of Admission and Evaluation (Academic Services Building) for evaluation, as well as an application for admission, prior to consulting with an advisor in the College of Education. No official academic advising is done for transfer students until a written evaluation of previous academic work is prepared by the Office of Admission and Evaluation.

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