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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 4–8 ESL Certification Concentration)

Students pursuing Grades 4–8 ESL certification will complete a program of study that focuses on the content areas of reading, language arts and social studies. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the IDS degree with Grades 4–8 ESL Certification is 135–138, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 4–8 ESL certification concentration) must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Component Area Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Communications English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours)
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Mathematics Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MAT 1023 College Algebra with Applications or higher
Natural Sciences Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Science (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics, plus three additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Recommended:
BBL 2003 Language, Culture, and Society
SOC 1013 Introduction to the Study of Society (or)
IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours under this section of core courses will satisfy this core requirement
(ECO 2003 Introduction to Political Economy, recommended)
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement:
Recommended:
IDS 2303 World Literature I: Through the Sixteenth Century
IDS 2313 World Literature II: Since the Sixteenth Century
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Recommended: BBL 2023 Latino Cultural Expressions
World Society and Issues (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century
(recommended)

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Degree Requirements (61–64 semester credit hours)

  1. 18 semester credit hours of required courses:

    ENG 3333 Introduction to the Structure of English
    ESL 3003 Language and Schooling
    ESL 3033 Foundations of English as a Second Language
    ESL 3053 Literacy in a Second Language
    ESL 3063 Second Language Acquisition in Early Adolescence
    ESL 4013 Principles of First and Second Language Acquisition

  2. 30 semester credit hours from academic subject areas:

    Area 1: Reading (9 semester credit hours)
    RDG 3523 Reading for Teachers–Grades 4–8 (fulfills reading requirement)
    RDG 3533 Content Area Reading–Grades 4–8 (fulfills reading requirement)

    3 semester credit hours from the following:
    ENG 2013 Introduction to Literature
    ENG 2423 Literature of Texas and the Southwest

    Area 2: Language Arts (9 semester credit hours)
    RDG 3633 Literature and Other Texts Across the Content Areas–Grades 4–8
    RDG 3803 Writing Development and Processes

    3 semester credit hours from the following:
    ENG 2383 Multiethnic Literatures of the United States
    ENG 3303 Theory and Practice of Composition
    ENG 3513 Mexican American Literature

    Area 3: Social Studies(9 semester credit hours)
    GRG 1023 World Regional Geography

    3 semester credit hours from the following:
    BBL 3033 The Mexican American in the Southwest
    BBL 3413 Mexican American Family
    SOC 3043 Race and Ethnic Relations
    SOC 3283 Poverty
    SOC 3423 Mass Media in Society

    3 semester credit hours from the following:
    GRG 3113 Geography of the United States and Canada
    GRG 3143 Geography of Mexico
    GRG 3153 Geography of Texas
    GRG 3213 Cultural Geography
    GRG 3513 Urban Geography

    3 semester credit hours: Select one additional upper-division course from the courses listed in reading, language arts or social studies.

  3. Mathematics and Science Requirement (12 semester credit hours: 6 hours of mathematics and 6 hours of science above the Core Curriculum requirements)

    Recommended:
    MAT 1153 Essential Elements in Mathematics I
    MAT 1163 Essential Elements in Mathematics II
    IDS 2403 Physical Science
    IDS 2413 Earth Systems Science

  4. Language Requirement (0–3 semester credit hours)

    Documented proficiency in a language other than English at the Intermediate level (2000 level). Courses include but are not limited to: ASL, FRN, GER, ITL, JPN, RUS, SPN at 2013 level and SPN 2003 Spanish for Elementary Education. Grades of “CR” received from a Challenge Examination of a UTSA course or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) will be accepted.

Certification Requirements (33 semester credit hours)

Lower-Division (9 semester credit hours)
EDU 2103 Social Foundations for the Education of Diverse Populations
EDP 2113 Development in the Elementary and Middle School Child
IDS 2013 Introduction to Learning and Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Society

Upper-Division (6 semester credit hours)
BBL 3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
SPE 3603 Introduction to Exceptionality

Professional Education Component (18 semester credit hours)
C&I 4533 Language Arts and Social Studies Approaches and Classroom Management Strategies–Grades 4–8
C&I 4996 Student Teaching: ESL Grades 4–8
EDP 3303 Learning in the Middle School Context (Grades 4–8)
EDP 4203 Assessment and Evaluation
ESL 4003 Approaches to Second Language Teaching

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