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		Elementary and Middle School Teacher Preparation Program Students who wish to become elementary and middle school teachers and receive an initial Texas teacher certificate complete a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) offered in the College of Education. The BIS requires the same general education core, cultural foundations concentration, science concentration, and professional studies component of all students. It varies only in the area of specialization within the degree/certificate. There are 17 areas of specialization from which to choose. A description of the BIS program follows: Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies General Education Core (61-62 semester hours) 12 English: ENGL 1311 or ESOL 1311, ENGL 1312 or ESOL 1312, ENGL 3305, ENGL 4354 3 Communication: COMM 1301 or COMM 1302 6 History: HIST 1301, HIST 1302 6 Political Science: POLS 2310, POLS 2311 9 Mathematics: MATH 1320* or MATH 1508, MATH 2303, and three hours from STAT 1380**, or SOCI 2312 or MATH 3000 level or above. 3 Computer Science: EDT 3371 6 Physical Sciences: PSCI 2303, PSCI 3304 4 Spanish: SPAN 1402 or a higher level Spanish course (three hours minimum). Bilingual Education students complete SPAN 2301 or SPAN 2303 and SPAN 2302 or 2304. 3 Visual and Performing Arts: three hours from ART 1300; MUSL 1221, MUSL 1222, MUSL 1324, MUSL 1327; THEA 1313, THEA 2390 3 Humanities: three hours from HIST 2301, HIST 2302; PHIL 1303, PHIL 2306; ENGL 2311, ENGL 2312, ENGL 2313, ENGL 2314, ENGL 2318 3 Institutionally Designated Option: UNIV 1301 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences: ARTH 1301 or ARTH 1302, LING/ANTH/ ENGL 2320 or SOCI 1301 6 Natural Sciences: GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1304 (recommended), ASTR 1307 and ASTR 1308 ( ASTR 1107 or ASTR 1108), CHEM 1407 and CHEM 1408, PHYS 1403 and PHYS 1404, or SCI 1401 and SCI 1402 A grade of "C" or better is required for ENGL 1311, ENGL 1312, COMM 1301, and MATH 1320. * Mathematics specialization requires MATH 1508 (or 1410). Precalculus is recommended for students with Life/Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences specializations. ** Mathematics specialization requires STAT 1380 or STAT 2380- 2182. Interdisciplinary Major (Minimum of 49 semester hours) 18-24 Teaching Specialization Choose one area from Bilingual Education, Early Childhood, Reading, Special Education; English, French, German, Spanish; History, Social Science; Mathematics, Life/Earth Science, Physical Sciences; Health, Kinesiology; Art, Theatre Arts. See list of courses for each teaching specialization below. 9 Socio-Cultural Concentration: SOSC 3330 and CHIC 3339; three hours from ARTH 3310; ANTH 2359; CHIC 3301, CHIC 3311; ENGL/ ANTH 3374; GEOG 1306, GEOG 3310; HIST 3309, HIST 3328; LING 3357; POLS 4312; SPAN 3330. 4 Science Concentration: BIOL 1303, BIOL 1103 6 Reading Concentration: RED 3340, RED 3441. (Students specializing in Reading choose six hours from English, Communication, Linguistics, or Theatre Arts.) 3 Computer: EDT 3371 Professional Education (requires admission to teacher education) 18 semester hours: EDPC 3300, ELED 3302, ELED 3310, ELED 3311, and two of the following: BED 4393/ 4394, ECED 4393/ 4394, ELED 4393/ 4394, or SPED 4393/ 4394 depending on the specialization area. Total: 128-135 hours (In order to receive the BIS degree, students must complete a minimum of 128 credit hours, and have a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a 2.50 GPA in both specialization courses and Professional Education courses.) List of Teaching Specialization Courses (18-24 semester hours) 18 Art: ART 1300; ARTF 1301, ARTF 1302; ARTE 3317; ARTT 3337, ARTT 4327 or ARTT 4337 24 Bilingual Education: SPAN 2302 or SPAN 2304; SPAN 3309; BED 4327, BED 4340, BED 4341, BED 4342, BED 4344, and BED 4343 or LING 3308 24 Early Childhood Education: ECED 3333, ECED 3340, ECED 4353, ECED 4356, ECED 4358, ECED 4359; KIN 3318; and three hours from ARTE 3317, MUSE 3334, THEA 3350 18 English: ENGL 3311, ENGL 3312, and ENGL 3303 or ENGL 3365; six hours from ENGL 2313, ENGL 2314, ENGL 2318; and three hours from an ENGL 3300 or ENGL 3400-level course or THEA 3350 18 French: FREN 2301, FREN 2302, FREN 3305, and FREN 3355 plus six upper-division hours in French 18 German: GERM 2301 and GERM 2302, plus twelve upper-division hours in German 18 Health: HSCI 1301, HSCI 3301, HSCI 3303, HSCI 4306, and six hours (three upper- division) from HSCI 2302, HSCI 2309, HSCI 3305, HSCI 4303 18 History: HIST 2301, HIST 2302, HIST 3317, and HIST 3309 or HIST 3328, plus six upper-division hours in History 19 Kinesiology-Sports: KIN 4319, KIN 3318, KIN 2332, KIN 3202, KIN 3204 and six hours from KIN 3201, KIN 3203, KIN 3205, KIN 3206, KIN 3207, KIN 3209, KIN 3210, KIN 3211 18 Life/Earth Science: BIOL 1304- BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1306- BIOL 1108; GEOL 3311 and GEOL 3405; SIED 3330 18 Mathematics: MATH 1411; three courses selected from MATH 2300, 3300, 3303, or 3304; and MTED 3330 (the required 18 semester hours include two from the required MATH 1508). 19 Physical Sciences: CHEM 1407, CHEM 1408; PHYS 1403, PHYS 1404; and SIED 3330 18 Reading: BED 4327; ECED 3340; RED 3340, RED 4341, RED 4343, RED 4344, RED 4345, RED 4346, or RED 4347 18 Social Science: GEOG 1310; HIST 2302, HIST 3309 or HIST 3328, HIST 3317; an additional three upper-division hours in History; plus three hours from POLS 3320 or SOCI 1301 18 Spanish: SPAN 2301 and SPAN 2302 or SPAN 2303 and SPAN 2304, SPAN 3309, and SPAN 3355 or SPAN 3356, plus six additional upper division hours in Spanish 24 Special Education: SPED 3310, SPED 3325, SPED 3330, SPED 3340, SPED 3345, SPED 4330, SPED 4340, and SPED 4365 or KIN 4314 18 Theatre Arts: THEA 1313, THEA 2413, and THEA 3350, plus nine hours (six upper-division) from THEA 2321, THEA 2322, THEA 3325, THEA 3352

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