Nov 22, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Speech Education Concentration


Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach speech 6-12 (see College of Education 
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the required Praxis Speech Communication: Content Knowledge (5221) and the PLT exam (5624) prior to Teacher Residency.
Course Note(s):
1 Nine hours of science which must include at least 3 hours of Biology and 3 hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Six of the 9 hours must be in the same science. Credit cannot be awarded for both GEOL 105  and GEOL 225 .
 

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)


English Literature (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


Theater (3 Credits)


Choose a 200-400 level THEA course in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)


Communication (3 Credits)


Choose from:

Elective (2 Credits)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


Theater (6 Credits)


Choose 6 credit hours of 200-400 level THEA courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)


Communication (3 Credits)


Choose from:

Elective (4 Credits)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)


Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses. 1

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)


General Education Core Curriculum


English
(6 cr)
Mathematics
(6 cr)
Natural Sciences
(9 cr)
Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  
MATH 105 
and
Choose 3 cr from list below
Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
PSYC 312 
and
Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)
Fine Arts
(3 cr)
Communication
(3 cr)
Literature
(3 cr)
HIST 221  or HIST 222   THEA 261   CMCN 310   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
 
Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214