Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Education (Middle Level Education; Teacher Certification in Mathematics, Grades Four through Eight)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
Admission Requirements
- All students pursuing teacher certification must apply and be accepted to the Office of Educator Preparation.
General Requirements
- To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have an Overall GPA of at least 2.75, as well as grades of “C” or better in all courses within the Major(s), Teaching Field(s), Certification area(s), and/or in the Education Minor.
- Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course but will be required to earn an additional free elective, if needed, to reach the 120 minimum total hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program. Based on information recorded in your criminal history, you may be ineligible for issuance of a teaching certificate upon completion of the Educator Preparation Program. If you have a criminal history, you may obtain a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation from TEA. For more information, go to: https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| US 1100 | 1 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| CI 2310 or 2311 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 |
| MATH 1315, 1319, 1329, or 2417 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 2412])3 | 3 | COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 |
| PHYS 1365 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN PHYS 1310]) | 3 | MATH 2311 (TCCN MATH 1350) | 3 |
| Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 2311 (TCCN MATH 1350) | 3 | MATH 3315 | 3 |
| MATH 2321 or 2471 (TCCN MATH 2313 or 2413)3 | 3 | MATH 2328 (TCCN MATH 1342) | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | CI 3325 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 |
| CI 2355 | 3 | Component Area Option Code 090 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| MATH 4302 | 3 | Middle Level Field-Based Block | 6 |
| MATH 4311 | 3 | ||
| Math or Science Elective1 | 3 | ||
| Math or Science Elective1 | 3 | CI 3632 | 6 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 | CI 4350 | 3 |
| SPED 4344 | 3 | Electives3 | 2 |
| 18 | 17 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| One-Semester Clinical Teaching Pathway | One-Semester Clinical Teaching Pathway | ||
| Advanced Methods | Clinical Teaching | ||
| RDG 4315 | 3 | EDST 4680 | 6 |
| MATH 4303 | 3 | ||
| EDTC 33002 | 3 | ||
| MATH 2331 or 24723 | 3 | ||
| Electives3 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 6 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| Senior | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Year-Long Teacher Residency Pathway | Year-Long Teacher Residency Pathway | ||
| Residency I | Residency II | ||
| EDST 4670 | 6 | EDST 4671 | 6 |
| RDG 4315 | 3 | EDTC 33002 | 3 |
| MATH 4303 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9 | ||
| Total Hours: 21 | |||
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Selected from any level BIO, CHEM, GEOL, MATH, PHYS
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Student are advised to take EDTC 3300 the senior year to avoid potential schedule conflicts within the residency pathway.
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Number of elective hours needed to reach 120 will be dependent on which Calculus sequence was completed: MATH 1315, MATH 2321, and MATH 2331 OR MATH 2417, MATH 2471, MATH 2472.
