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DEGREE PROGRAM WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION OPTIONS

Teacher certification programs address standards of the State Board for Educator Certification. Standards can be found at: www.sbec.state.tx.us.

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Early Childhood–Grade 4 Generalist Certification Option)

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the IDS degree with Early Childhood–Grade 4 generalist certification is 128, 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 with teacher certification 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 in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements
Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Rhetoric (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

Domain I: Mathematics and Science

Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
MTC 1023 College Algebra with Applications
Science (6 semester credit hours)
Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain II: Society and Culture

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 Studies (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 plus 3 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)
IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues (recommended)
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain III: Literature and the Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement.
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.

Domain IV: World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed below will satisfy this core requirement.
IDS 2203 World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2213 World Civilization since the Fifteenth Century

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Recommended Course Sequence for Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Early Childhood–Grade 4 generalist certification option):

Year 1 – Fall

Year 1 – Spring
Year 1 – Summer

Core Curriculum Courses

Core Curriculum Courses Core Curriculum Courses

Year 2 – Fall

Year 2 – Spring
Year 2 – Summer

MAT 1153

MAT 1163

IDS 3203
ECE 2103 IDS 2713 IDS 3201
IDS 2213 ECE 3603 EDU 2103
COM 2123 RDG 3513  

Year 3 – Fall

Year 3 – Spring
Year 3 – Summer

BBL 3403

C&I 4403 (blocked with RDG 3823)

IDS 3303
RDG 3803
 RDG 3823 (blocked with C&I 4403)  
IDS 3213
 ECE 4203  
IDS 3211
 EDP 3133  
RDG 3813 ECE 3313  

Year 4 – Fall

Year 4 – Spring

ESL 3023

C&I 4616

  
C&I 4303 (blocked with RDG 4733)
  
RDG 4733 (blocked with C&I 4303)
  
ECE 4143  

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Degree Requirements (47 Semester credit hours):

A. 23 semester credit hours of required IDS courses:

1. 20 semester credit hours of required courses:

BBL 3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
IDS 2213 World Civilizations since the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2713 Modes of Inquiry across the Fields of Study
IDS 3201 Physical Science Laboratory
IDS 3203 Physical Science
IDS 3211 Earth & Life Science Laboratory
IDS 3213 Earth & Life Science
IDS 3303 Studies in Exceptionality

2. 3 semester credit hours selected from the following:

HTH 2133 Health & Environmental Safety
IDS 2083 Technology for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
IDS 2103 The Individual, Family, and Community
IDS 2203 World Civilizations to the Fifteenth Century
IDS 2303 World Literature I: Through the Sixteenth Century
IDS 2313 World Literature II: Since the Sixteenth Century
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B. 24 semester credit hours of required support courses:

1. 21 semester credit hours of required courses:

COM 2123 Oral Interpretation
ECE 2103 Child Growth and Development
EDU 2103 Education in U.S. Society
ESL 3023 Second Language Teaching and Learning in EC–4
MAT 1153 Essential Elements in Mathematics I
MAT 1163 Essential Elements in Mathematics II
RDG 3513 Children's Literature

2. 3 semester credit hours selected from the following:

ASL 1013 American Sign Language: Basic I
ASL 1023 American Sign Language: Basic II|
BBL 3033 The Mexican American in the Southwest
BBL 3023 Mexican American Culture
ECE 2113 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
SPN 2003 Spanish for Elementary Education (Recommended)

Certification Requirements (39 semester credit hours):

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program before enrollment in Certification, Professional Education, and Student Teaching coursework.

A. 15 semester credit hours required of Early Childhood–Grade 4 Generalist courses:

ECE 3313 Play, Creativity, & Learning EC–4
ECE 3603 Language & Cognitive Development in EC–4
RDG 3803 Writing Development & Processes
RDG 3813 Early Literacy Learning EC–4
RDG 3823 Reading Comprehension EC–4

B. 24 semester credit hours of Professional Education:

1. 18 semester credit hours required:

ECE 4143 Principles & Practices of Inclusive Education EC–4
ECE 4203 Assessment and Evaluation in EC–4
EDP 3133 Principles of Learning & Classroom Management EC–4
RDG 4733 Literacy Problems EC–4

Admission to the Teacher Certification Program is prerequisite to enrollment in the Approaches classes.

C&I 4303 Approaches to Teaching Social Studies, Language Arts, and Fine Arts EC–4
C&I 4403 Approaches to Teaching Mathematics and Science EC–4

2. 6 semester credit hours required:

C&I 4616 Student Teaching: EC–Grade 4

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