267 Elementary Education departmental honors Please contact the Teacher Education Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 9 credit hours of general Honors courses. » 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 level and above courses may be considered by the student for his/her course of study. Content in the Education courses will be different and more challenging for Honors students than the content for regular students. 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 most teaching majors (please consult your content major advisor). A teaching minor is generally not required with a composite teaching major (refer to specific composite major program requirements). » 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 asterisks do not satisfy this second requirement - see the list of teaching majors and minors in the next column). Admission Requirements Dedare a program of study (see page 18). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education department. Advisement All Secondary Education students should meet with an advisor in 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 (when required) that WSU offers; and IV. Professional Education Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education I. University and General Education Requirements Refer to pages 38-43 for dther Bachelor of Sdence or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Secondary Education Licensure Program will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM HU1020 or COMM HU2110 and CHF SS1500. Course Requirements for Licensure II. Support Courses Required (or equivalent) EDUC 1010 Exploring Teaching (3) One course from the following CHF SSI500 Human Development (3) PSY 3140 Psychology of Adolescence (3) One course from the following COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) COMM HU2110 Introduction to Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (3) III. Teaching Majors and Minors • Majors and Minors Chemistry Communication* English French Geography German History Mathematics Physical Education Physics Political Sdence* Psychology* Sociology* Spanish Theatre Arts • Subjects which Utah secondary schools are not required to teach • Minors Only Art Business Education Business/Marketing Education Computer Science Dance Earth Science Economics ESL (English as a Second Language) Health Promotion Physical Education/Athletic Coaching • Licensure Programs Special Education (Mild/Moderate) • Composite Majors In lieu of the major and minor, a candidate may elect a composite teaching major which consists of a minimum of forty-six (46) hours of subjects in closely related fields. Art (minor required) Business Education Music Education Social Science Earth Sdence Physical Science IV. Professional Education Courses Required (24 hours) • Secondary Teacher Education Core EDUC DV3200S Foundations of Diversity: Culturally, Linguistically Responsive Teaching (3) EDUC DV3260S The Exceptional Student (3) EDUC 3900 Preparing, Teaching, and Assessing Instruction (3) EDUC 3930 Reading and Writing Across the Secondary Curriculum (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog