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B.A.I.S./B.S.I.S. - Teacher Certification, EC-6 with Bilingual

General Information

B.A.I.S./B.S.I.S. - Teacher Certification, General Information

Core Curriculum Courses
See the Core Curriculum Requirements42
Interdisciplinary Core courses
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all required Interdisciplinary Core.
The Interdisciplinary Core must, include a minimum of 18 advanced hours.
IS 351Science Inquiry I3
IS 352Science Inquiry II3
MATH 350Topics in Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I3
MATH 351Topics in Math Elem Tch II3
ECE 313Child Development: Early Years3
ECE 358Language Acquisition & Development in Early Childhood Education3
ECE 366Learning Environments3
ECE 460Early Childhood Curric3
HHPK 324HEALTH KINESOLOGY CHILDREN3
Specialization courses *
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all required Specialization Courses. Students must take the Spanish Placement Test upon declaring a Billingual Education concentration. If they are not placed into SPA 331 or SPA 333, SPA 231 and/or SPA 232 must be taken. Students must pass the BTLPT Spanish test for certification. Failure to do so may require taking additional Spanish courses.
SPA 331GLB/Spanish Conv Oral Prof3
or SPA 333 GBL/Spa for Heritage Speakers
SPA 332Spanish Comp and Grammar3
or SPA 334 SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
ENG 457Teaching English as a Second Language3
BLED 401GLB/Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education3
BLED 402Bilingual Oral Language & Biliteracy Instruction3
BLED 403Bilingual Instruction for the Content Areas3
Professional Development courses
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all required Professional Development Courses
Students must meet required course prerequisites for specific courses.
PSY 300Learning Processes and Development3
PSY 310GLB/US-Psychology and Sociology of Diverse Populations3
ELED 300Introduction To Teaching3
RDG 350Reading and Literacy I3
RDG 360Word Analysis Skills3
Internship courses
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all required Internship Courses.
Students must apply for internship the Fall/Spring semester prior to their internship semester.
ELED 437Integrated Learning: Math, Science, & Technology in Field-Based Settings3
ELED 438Integrated Learning: Social Studies in Field-Based Settings3
ELED 443Classroom Management for Teacher Candidates in Culturally Diverse Field-Based Settings3
RDG 448Characteristics and Challenges of English Language Learners in Field Based Setting3
Residency courses
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA with no grade below a "C" in all required Residency Courses.
Students must continue to satisfy teacher education admission and departmental requirements.
ELED 447Teacher Inquiry Projects and Assessment in Field-Based Settings3
ELED 452Student Teaching in Field-Based Teacher Education Programs6
SPED 480Issues for Inclusion3
Total Hours126
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Students must take the Spanish Placement Test upon declaring a Bilingual Ed. Concentration.  If they are not placed into SPA 331 GLB/Spanish Conv Oral Prof or SPA 333 GBL/Spa for Heritage Speakers, SPA 231 GLB/Intermediate Spanish I and/or SPA 232 GLB/Intermediate Spanish II must be taken.

Students must pass the BTLPT Spanish test for certification.  Failure to do so may require taking additional Spanish courses.