Sep 19, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, 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 & Human Development )
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: The requirements of the program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes. All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.
Note(s):
¹ Nine credit hours of science which must include at least 3 credit hours of Biology and 3 credit hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Six of the 9 credit 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 (15 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

CMCN 210 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
or STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth Credit Hours: 3
THEA 261 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Theater (3 credit hours)

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

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 170 - Media in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 3 (3 cr hrs)
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3
THEA 265 - Acting II Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

CMCN 304 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 384 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 470G - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 450G - Cultivating a Classroom Culture for Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 356 - Teaching Students with Dyslexia Credit Hours: 3
THEA 364 - Directing I Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 340 - Developing Innovative Pedagogical Practices Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3
THEA 251 - Stagecraft Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

CMCN 304 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 384 - Communication Theory Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 470G - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 448 - Secondary School English Methods Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 475 - Teacher Residency I in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
IRED 320 - Educational Technology and Innovation Credit Hours: 3

Theater ( 3 credit hours)

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

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Research and Reflections on Educational Practice Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 cr hrs)
EDCI 494 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 6

General Education 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, BS, Speech Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Theater (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater ( 3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Speech Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Theater (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Theater ( 3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum