The University Core Curriculum is the same across all undergraduate bachelor's programs.   Please consult the academic advisor for your designated major before selecting courses in this area.

Summary

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Core Curriculum		42
Major Requirements		63
Other Requirements		17
Minor Requirements		0
Total Hours		122

General Education Core Curriculum (Standard)¹

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Communication
ENGL 1301	Freshman English I	3
ENGL 1302	Freshman English II	3
Mathematics
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
Life and Physical Sciences
BIOL 1308	Survey of Life Science	3
GEOL 1303	Introduction To The Earth	3
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
ENGL 2332	World Literature I	3
Creative Arts
MUSI 1315	Fine Arts In Daily Living	3
American History
HIST 1301	Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877	3
HIST 1302	Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877	3
Government/Political Science
POLS 2305	American Government	3
POLS 2306	Texas Government	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	3
Institutional Options
COMM 1321	Business & Professional Comm	3
or COMM 1315	Public Address
EDCI 2310	Ins Tec
Total Hours		39

¹

Students should be advised by a major advisor prior to registering for any credit, particularly any core curriculum credit as listed.

²

(N) represents the number of course credits.

Major (Science 4-8)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Relative to Concentration
BIOL 2301	Human Anat & Phys I	3
BIOL 343	Ecology	3
BIOL 345	Ecology Laboratory	1
BIOL 347	Microbiology	4
CHEM 111	Chemistry I Lab	1
CHEM 1311	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1312	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 112	Chemistry II Lab	1
RDG 401	Div Pop	3
PHYS 1301	College Physics I	3
PHYS 213	College Phys Lab I	1
PHYS 1315	Prin of Phys Sci	3
PHYS 1302	College Physics II	3
PHYS 214	College Phys Lab II	1
Professional Development
EDCI 310	Field Based I Perf Focus Tchng	3
EDCI 328	Field Based -II Perf Focus Tch	3
EDCI 339	Classrm Mngt	3
EDCI 346	Intro to Edu Psychology	3
EDCI 350	Desgng & Implg Inst/Assessment	3
EDCI 402	Content Foc Tchng: Science	3
EDCI 404	Cert Sem	3
EDCI 450	DIR STU TCH GRD 4-8	6
EDCI 451	Curriculum & Assessment for English Language	3
or EDCI 453	Conversation Spanish
EDCI 458	Seminar in Teaching	3
Total Hours		66

Other Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDCI 340	Ins Tec II	3
EDCI 452	ESL Materials and Methods	2
SPED 309	Survey Exceptional Education I	3
SPED 370	Survey Exceptional EducationII	3
HED 233	History & Principles of Health	2
KIN 235	Intro to Adapted Physical Ed	3
FS 102	Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience	1
Total Hours		17

Minor Requirements

Interdisciplinary Studies (Science 4-8 Concentration)

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
ENGL 1301	Freshman English I	3
COMM 1321 or COMM 1315	Business & Professional Comm or Public Address	3
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
HIST 1301	Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877	3
MUSI 1315	Fine Arts In Daily Living	3
FS 102	Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience	1
	Hours	16
Second Semester
ENGL 1302	Freshman English II	3
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	3
HIST 1302	Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877	3
BIOL 1308	Survey of Life Science	3
EDCI 2310	Ins Tec	3
HED 233	History & Principles of Health	2
	Hours	17
Second Year
Third Semester
ENGL 2332	World Literature I	3
GEOL 1303	Introduction To The Earth	3
POLS 2305	American Government	3
PHYS 1301	College Physics I	3
PHYS 213	College Phys Lab I	1
BIOL 2301	Human Anat & Phys I	3
	Hours	16
Fourth Semester
POLS 2306	Texas Government	3
SPED 309	Survey Exceptional Education I	3
CHEM 1311	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 111	Chemistry I Lab	1
PHYS 1302	College Physics II	3
PHYS 214	College Phys Lab II	1
KIN 235	Intro to Adapted Physical Ed	3
	Hours	17
Third Year
Fifth Semester
BIOL 343	Ecology	3
BIOL 345	Ecology Laboratory	1
EDCI 402	Content Foc Tchng: Science	3
EDCI 404	Cert Sem	3
CHEM 1312	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 112	Chemistry II Lab	1
RDG 401	Div Pop	3
	Hours	17
Sixth Semester
EDCI 310	Field Based I Perf Focus Tchng	3
EDCI 339	Classrm Mngt	3
SPED 370	Survey Exceptional EducationII	3
EDCI 451 or EDCI 453	Curriculum & Assessment for English Language or Conversation Spanish	3
EDCI 346	Intro to Edu Psychology	3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Seventh Semester
EDCI 328	Field Based -II Perf Focus Tch	3
EDCI 350	Desgng & Implg Inst/Assessment	3
BIOL 347	Microbiology	4
EDCI 340	Ins Tec II	3
EDCI 452	ESL Materials and Methods	2
	Hours	15
Eighth Semester
EDCI 450	DIR STU TCH GRD 4-8	6
EDCI 458	Seminar in Teaching	3
	Hours	9
	Total Hours	122

¹

Content Block Courses taken concurrently

Transition 0:

Before the end of Second Semester the candidate should:

Transition 1:

Before the end of Fourth Semester, candidate should:

• Be admitted to the Educator Preparation Program.

Transition 2:

Before the end of Fifth Semester, candidate should:

• Take and pass Content Representative Form.
• Enroll in Field Experience Block 1 (EDCI 310 Field Based I Perf Focus Tchng and EDCI 339 Classrm Mngt)
• Register with T-Cert.
• Login with Certify Teacher

Before the end of Sixth Semester candidate should:

• Take and pass the PPR Representative Form Test.
• Enroll in Field Experience Block 2 (EDCI 328 Field Based -II Perf Focus Tch and EDCI 350 Desgng & Implg Inst/Assessment)
• Take and pass the TExES Content Test.

Transition 3:

Before the end of the Seventh Semester, the candidate should:

• Take and pass the TExES EC-12 PPR Test.
• Apply for Clinical Teaching¹

Transition 4:

By the end of the Eighth Semester, the candidate should:

• Satisfy all requirements for Texas Teacher Certification
• Graduate from the Educator Preparation Program

¹

Candidate cannot enroll in Clinical Teaching until the Content Representative Form Test and the PPR Representative Form Test have both been passed with 80% accuracy.