General Education Requirements (45 Hours)
Includes 12 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts courses from Area II that will satisfy requirements in the TEACHING FIELD CORE.
Area I - Written Composition (2 Courses, 6 Hours)
Area II - Humanities & Fine Arts (4 Courses, 12 Hours)
Area III – Natural Sciences & Mathematics (3 Courses & Labs, 11-14 Hours)
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3-4 hours from: MA 110, MA 112, MA 113, MA 115, MA 120, MA 125
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8-10 hours from: AN 121 & AN 121L, BLY 101 & BLY 101L or BLY 121 & BLY 121L, BLY 102 & BLY 102L or BLY 122 & BLY 122L, CH 101 & CH 101L, CH 103 & CH 103L, CH 131 & CH 131L, CH 132 & CH 132L, GEO 101 & GEO 101L, GEO 102 & GEO 102L, GY 111 & GY 111L, GY 112 & GY112L, MAS 134 & MAS 134L, PH 101 & PH 101L, PH 104 & PH 104L, PH 114 & PH 114L, PH 115 & PH 115L, PH 201 & PH 201L, PH 202 & PH 202L
Area IV – History, Social & Behavioral Sciences (4 Courses, 12 Hours)
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9 hours from: AN 100, AN 101, ECO 215, ECO 216, GEO 114, GEO 115, GS 101, HY 101, HY 102, HY 121, HY 122, HY 135, HY 136, PSC 130, PSY 250, SY 109, SY 112
Area V - Health/Physical Education (2 Courses, 4 Hours)
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3 hours: KIN 100
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1 hour: PE activity course
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Students must complete a 6 credit hour sequence either in literature (Area II – EH 215 & EH 216, EH 225 & EH 226, or EH 235 & EH 236) or history (Area IV – HY 101 & HY 102, HY 121 & HY 122, or HY 135 & HY 136)
Major Requirements (108 Hours)
Professional Studies Core (10 Courses, 36 Hours)
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36 hours: EDM 310, EDU 400, EPY 351, EDU 340, EDU 341, EDU 342, EDU 363, EDU 451, EDU 453, and EDU 466
Teaching Field core (17 Courses, 51 Hours)
Includes 12 hours from GENERAL EDUCATION Area II.
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6 hours from: EH 215 or EH 216, EH 225 or EH 226, EH 235 or EH 236 (one course in each area with a sequence included in Area II, B, D)
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6 hours: EH 400-EH 499
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3 hours from Literature Prior to 1660: EH 314, EH 315, EH 321, EH 322, EH 323, EH 342, EH 461, EH 465, EH 467, EH 470, EH 471, EH 472
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3 hours from British or American Literature from 1660-1900: EH 331, EH 332, EH 334, EH 340, EH 342, EH 343, EH 351, EH 352, EH 353, EH 354, EH 462, EH 474, EH 475
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3 hours from Literature after 1900: EH 360, EH 361, EH 362, EH 363, EH 364, EH 365, EH 366, EH 367, EH 369, EH 380, EH 463, EH 468, EH 476, EH 478, EH 479
Minor Requirements (0 Hours)
A minor is not required for this degree program
Notes:
* Recommended Course
BOLD courses require admission to Candidacy as a prerequisite
Additional Information
E-portfolio and Assessment
Students enrolled in education classes are required to purchase a LiveText membership.
Teacher Candidacy – Secondary Education
This major contains a professional component (Candidacy) of upper level education courses (300-400 levels), grouped into three semesters (as shown on graduation plan), and are only available to students who have gained admission to Teacher Candidacy.
Admission Requirements for Teacher Candidacy
Courses and GPA
- Courses: CA 110, EH 101, EH 102, EDM 310, EDU 400, EPY 351, and 75% of Teaching Field (or no more than one semester of Teaching Field courses between methods and internship)>
- Hours: 60 credit hours of degree requirements completed
- Minimum Grade Point Averages: 2.5 Program, 2.5 Professional Studies, 2.5 Teaching Field, and 2.5 USA GPA (all GPAs found in degree audit). No grade below a “C” is accepted in Professional Studies.
ALSDE Background Check
Application, Liability Insurance, and Interview
- Completed and scheduled in the UCOM Advising Center during the semester prior to beginning
Teacher Candidacy
Prerequisites and Certification/Graduation Requirements:
Semester 1 of Teacher Candidacy: EDU 340 (Prerequisite Below)
- Admission to Teacher Candidacy
Semester 2 of Teacher Candidacy: Methods Block (Fall Only-15 Credit Hours) (Prerequisites Below)
- Successful Completion of EDU 340 with a Grade of C or better
- GPAs at Admission Requirements Levels
Semester 3 of Teacher Candidacy: Internship (Prerequisites Below)
- Praxis - Teaching Field Content Knowledge - Passing Score
https://www.ets.org/praxis/al/al_teacher_ed/ - Successful Completion of Methods Block with Grades of C or better
- GPAs at Admission Requirement Levels
- Student Teaching Application
Certification/Graduation Requirements
- Successful Completion of Student Teaching
- GPAs at Admission Requirement Level
- Passing Score on edTPA
- Application for Certification and Graduation
Secondary students will be required to participate in an opening of school experience during the fall immediately preceding either their methods block classes or their student teaching. This experience will take place at the beginning of the public school year which is prior to the beginning of U.S.A. classes.
NOTE: Praxis tests requirements are subject to change as prescribed by the ALSDE. Prior to registering for any Praxis exam, please verify current requirements by going directly to the ALABAMA portion of the ETS Praxis website at http://ets.org/praxis/al.
Secondary Education English Language Arts (BS): (120 Total Hours)
Second Year - Fall Semester
Course ID | Course Description | Hours |
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CA 220 | Writing Communication Media (W) | 3 |
EH 215 or EH 216 | Survey of British Literature or Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
EH 225 or EH 226 | Survey of American Literature I or Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
Science and Lab | **Area III, B | 4 |
Social Science Elective | **Area IV, B | 3 |
Total Hours | 16 |
Second Year - Spring Semester
Course ID | Course Description | Hours |
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***EH 314 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
EH 371 | Approaches to English Grammar (W) | 3 |
EH 235 or EH 236 | Survey of World Literature I or Survey of World Literature II | 3 |
EH 300 | Intro to Literary Study | 3 |
PE 101-PE 157 | PE activity course | 1 |
Take Core Exams | 3 | |
Total Hours | 16 |
Third Year - Fall Semester
Course ID | Course Description | Hours |
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***EH 360 | Anglo-American Poetry since 1900 | 3 |
***EH 331 | American Novel to 1900 | 3 |
EH 401 (Fall Semester Only) | Teaching Composition (W) | 3 |
EPY 351 (CP) | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
EDM 310 (CP) | Microcomputing Systems in Education | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year - Fall Semester
Course ID | Course Description | Hours |
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EDU 341 (Fall Only) | Teaching Skills (W) | 3 |
EDU 342 (Fall Only) | Secondary Field Experience | 3 |
EDU 363 (Fall Only) | Teaching Special Needs Learners | 3 |
EDU 451 (Fall Only) | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
EDU 453 (Fall Only) | Teaching Lang Sub in Secondary | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
Notes |
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*Recommended Course |
**See Degree Requirements |
***First Course in list. Please refer to degree audit/course of study for list of other course options that would meet the requirement |
(CP) Prerequisite for Candidacy |
BOLD courses require admission to Candidacy |
(W) Courses that satisfy USA writing requirement (2 required) |
Department of Leadership and Teacher Education | (251) 380-2761 |
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Chair | R. Allan Allday |
Professors | Baxter, Bounds, Giles, Green, Kent |
Associate Professors | Allday, Ferguson, Maulding Green, Vitulli |
Assistant Professors | Brannan, Byrd, Carmouche, Delmas, Gossen, Hensley, Johnson, McCorrison, Morrison, Morton, Parrish, Reeves, Szatkowski |
Senior Instructor | Simpson |
Instructors | Holland |
Department of Leadership and Teacher Education website
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/ceps/lte/
Undergraduate
The Department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education leading to Alabama Class B certification in the following areas: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a major in Early Childhood Studies.
Graduate
The department offers the M.Ed. degree leading to Alabama Class A Certification in the following areas: Art Education, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department offers the M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis in higher education leadership. The department also offers the Instructional Specialist degree (Ed.S.) leading to Alabama Class AA Certification in the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Leadership, Reading Specialist, Secondary Education, Special Education and Teacher Leader. The department offers the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership.