Professional Education Requirements

Undergraduate / Postgraduate Candidates (34 semester hours)

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experiences (4 hours)

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical coursework must be taken sequentially, though not necessarily back-to-back.  The sequence is completed over a period of three semesters beginning with ILAS 201 then ILAS 301 and finally ILAS 401,which is taken concurrently with HIST 496 the semester prior to student teaching.

• ILAS 201 (40 clock hours, plus required seminars) (1 credit hour)
• ILAS 301 (50 clock hours, plus required seminars) (2 credit hours)
• ILAS 401 A or B (40 clock hours completed concurrently with HIST 496) (1 credit hour)

Educational Theory and Practice Coursework (18 hours)

• EPFE 201 or IDSP 211 Multiculturalism in American Education
• EPFE 400, 410 or 321 “Foundations of Education”
• EPS 406 “Human Development and Learning”
• LTRE 311: "Teaching Reading in the Content Area"
• TLSE 457 “Integrating Exceptional Students” 
• ETR 440 “Secondary Classroom Assessment”
• HIST 496 “Teaching Methods”

Student Teaching (12 hours)

• HIST 400

Student-At-Large / Graduate Candidates (34 semester hours)

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience (4 hours)

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical coursework must be taken sequentially, though not necessarily back-to-back.  The sequence is completed over a period of three semesters beginning with ILAS 201 then ILAS 301 and finally ILAS 401,which is taken concurrently with HIST 496 the semester prior to student teaching.

• ILAS 201 (40 clock hours, plus required seminars) (1 credit hour)
• ILAS 301 (50 clock hours, plus required seminars) (2 credit hours)
• ILAS 401 A or B (40 clock hours completed concurrently with HIST 496) (1 credit hour)

Classroom Coursework (18 hours)

• LTIC 501  “Multicultural Ed. Materials and Methods”
• EPFE 500, 510, 520, or 521 “Foundations of  Education”
• EPS 508 “Theories and Research in Adolescent Behavior and Development
• LTRE 511: "Teaching Reading in the Content Area"
• TLSE 557 “Integrating the Exceptional Student in the Regular Classroom”
• ETR 440 “Test Construction and Evaluation”
• HIST 496 “Teaching Methods”

Student Teaching (12 hours)

• HIST 400 Student Teaching