Apr 16, 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

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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)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)

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)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)

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)

CMCN 210 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 261 - Acting I 3 Credit Hour(s)

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)

CMCN 170 - Media in the 21st Century 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 265 - Acting II 3 Credit Hour(s)

Communication (3 Credits)

Choose from:

CMCN 304 - Small Group Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 384 - Communication Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 470G - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective (2 Credits)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 450G - Classroom Management and Instructional Design for Secondary Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 364 - Directing I 3 Credit Hour(s)

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)

CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit Hour(s)
THEA 251 - Stagecraft 3 Credit Hour(s)

Communication (3 Credits)

Choose from:

CMCN 304 - Small Group Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 384 - Communication Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
CMCN 470G - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

EDCI 400 - Teacher Residency I 0 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 448 - Secondary School English Methods 3 Credit Hour(s)
READ 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit Hour(s)

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)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 479 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

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

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

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

Communication (3 Credits)

Elective (2 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater (6 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Communication (3 Credits)

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Elective (4 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (17 credit hours)

Communication (3 Credits)

Elective (2 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater (6 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Communication (3 Credits)

Senior Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Elective (4 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum