240 III. Professional Education Courses Required (37 credits) Level 1 (Core) EDUC 3100 EDUC 3110 EDUC 3140 Instrudional Planning and Assessment (3) Instrudional Technology (1) Educational Psychology, Interpersonal Skills & Classroom Management (3) • Level 2 (Learners and Literacy) EDUC DV3200 Foundations of Diversity: Culturally, Linguistically Responsive Teaching (3) EDUC 3240 Foundations, Methods & Assessments of Elementary Reading (3) EDUC 3280 Elementary Sodal Studies Methods (3) Level 3 (Interdisciplinary Methods) EDUC 4300 or EDUC 4640 Elementary Mathematics Methods (3) Diagnosis & Remediation of Math Problems (3) EDUC 4320 Elementary Language Arts Methods (3) EDUC 4330 Elementary Science Methods (3) EDUC 4340 Elementary Art/Music Methods (3) • Level 4 (Synthesis) EDUC 4840 Student Teaching in Elementary Education (8) EDUC 4860 Elementary Senior Synthesis Seminar (1) IV. Special Education Courses Required (31 credits) EDUC 4510 Foundations in Sp ecial Education (3)* EDUC 4520 Collaboration, Consultation, and IEP Development (3)* EDUC 4521 Practicum in Special Education (2) EDUC SI4530 Prindples and Applications of Special Education Assessment (3)* EDUC 4540 Managing Student Behavior & Teaching Social Skills (3)* EDUC 4550 Instrudional Content & Methods for Elementary Students (3) EDUC 4580 Instrudional Content, Methods & Transition for Secondary Spedal Education Students (3) EDUC 4581 Pre-Student Teaching in Spedal Education (4) EDUC 4650 Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3) EDUC 4670 Special Education Student Teaching (4) (completed with Level 4) *Can be taken before admission. Provisional admission to teacher education is required prior to enrollment in 3000 level and above education classes. The Professional Education component of the Composite Elementary Education and Special Education majors requires four semesters to complete. Therefore, it is very important that candidates have completed the General Education requirements and have taken at least some of the required Support Courses prior to entering the program. Because of possible scheduling difficulties, failure to do so could mean spending an extra semester (or more) in completing the program. Elementary Education departmental honors » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 9 credit hours of general Honors courses (see the Interdisdplinary Programs section of this catalog). » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fill the requirements of the Elementary Education major, of which at least 12 credit hours in the professional education sequence, education support courses, or graduate courses must be taken for Honors credit. All 3000 levd and above courses may be considered by the student for his/her course of study. The student desiring Honors credit should plan a Course of Study and have a signed agreement prior to seeking permission from the Department Chair. Content in the Education courses will be different and more challenging for Honors students than the content for regular students. (See also Honors Program.) Secondary Education licensure » Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department). Select an academic teaching major and teaching minor or composite teaching major and teaching minor that WSU offers. In many departments the teaching major and minor are different from the departmental major and minor. » Minor: A teaching minor is recommended and may be required with a teaching major but not required with a composite teaching major. » Grade Requirements: Secondary Education students must meet minimum major course grade requirements and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college work and achieve at least a "B-" grade in each professional education course to continue in the program. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 semester hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 24 of these is required within the Secondary Licensure program. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above). The academic teaching major and teaching minor must consist of not less than 30 and 16 semester hours respectively, or a composite major of a minimum of 46 semester hours. The teaching major and teaching minor must be in subjects taught in Utah public secondary schools. Either the major or minor must be a subject which Utah secondary schools are required to teach (those marked with double asterisks do not satisfy this second requirement - see the list of teaching majors and minors on the next page). Admission Requirements Dedare a program of study (see page 17). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education department. Advisement All Secondary Education students should meet with an advisor in the Teacher Education Advisement Center and from the Department of Teacher Education. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment. In addition, students should seek advisement from both their teaching major and their teaching minor program areas. For Secondary Licensure candidates, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Teaching Major and Teaching Minors that WSU offers; and IV. Professional Education Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education J. University and General Education Requirements Refer to pages 37-43 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachdor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Secondary Education Licensure Program will also satisfy general education requirements: COMMHU1020 or COMMHU2110 and CHF SS1500. Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog