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Any exemptions or modifications to the above requirements due to
special circumstances must be requested through the chair of the
Department of Curriculum and Instruction. All requests will be
reviewed and must be approved by the Teacher Education Admissions
and Review Committee. In addition, admission to teacher education is
not the final step in the process. In order to remain in the program, the
prospective teacher must continue to meet the GPA requirement (2.7).
Approval to take Education Block classes (411/412 and 431/432) and
to enroll in student teaching must be obtained from the Teacher
Education Admissions and Review Committee before enrolling in
those classes.
Other Teacher Education Requirements:
1. In order to remain in the Teacher Education Program, an overall
GPA of 2.70, 2.70 GPA in the content field, and continued
approval of the Teacher Education Admissions Committee
must be maintained.
2. A grade of"C" or better is required for all majors courses.
3. Junior and senior transfer students must take the THEA and be
admitted to the Teacher Education Program during their first
semester at Abilene Christian University to continue in
professional education course work. Arrangements to take
the THEA should be made as quickly as possible by contacting
the Office of Career and Academic Development.
OTHER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum GPA for graduation ........................................ 2.70
Minimum advanced hours ...................................... ......... 33
Minimum total hours ........................................ 128
Courses numbered 0** do not count in
minimum hours required for degree.
SOCIAL STUDIES FOR TEACHERS
GRADES 8-12 (BS)
UNIVERSITY CORE
Bible
BIBL 101 Life and Teachings of Jesus .......................................... 3
BIBL 102 A cts-Revelation ............................................................ 3
BIBL 211 Message of the Old Testament .......................... 3
BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture ...................................... 3
A dvanced Bible ............................ ......... .......................... 3
English
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric ..................................... 3
Sophomore Literature - choose one: ENGL 221, 231, 262 .......... 3
Speech
COMS 111 Fundamentals of Communication ............................ 3
History
HIST 221 American History I* ........................................ ..... 3
Science
Choose from (must include two different fields): biology,
chemistry, geology, physics, AENV 130, ANSC 111,
ANSC 235, ENVR 112, NUTR 120 ..................................... 6
Mathematics
MATH 120, MATH 123, MATW 120/020 or higher
(except MATH 147) ............................ ...................... 3
Exercise Science
EXSC 100 + 3 activities ............................................... ......... 4
University Seminar
U N IV 100 ............................................................................. 1
TOTAL UNIVERSITY CORE .............................. ....... 41BS DEGREE CORE
English
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature ........................................ 3
Social Sciences/Humanities
HIST 222 American History II*...................................... ...... 3
ECON 260 Principles of Macroeconomics ................................ 3
POLS _ (national, state, local) ................................... 3
Fine Arts
Choose one: ART 101, MUSM 230, MUSM 231,
MUSM 232, MUSM 233, THEA 220 or THEA 250 ............... 3
TOTAL BS CORE ..................................... ... ............. 15
*All non-transfer students must take HIST 221 and 222 in residence.
Social Studies
HIST 117 Civilization I ............................. ...................... 3
HIST 118 Civilization II ....................................... 3
HIST 404 The Gilded Age or
HIST 405 U.S. History Since 1920 ..................................... 3
HIST 411 Ancient Near Eastern and Greek Civilization or
HIST 412 Hellenistic and Roman Civilizations or
HIST 413 The Medieval Era ..................................... .. 3
HIST 472 Renaissance and Reformation or
HIST 474 Recent Europe .......................................... ...... 3
HIST 496 History for Teachers ....................... 3
GEOG 235 World Geography ...................................... ..... 3
GEOG 354 Cultural Geography ......................................... 3
ECON 261 Principles of Microeconomics ................................. 3
POLS 381 American Political Process ..................................... 3
POLS 384 American Judicial Process or
POLS 432 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights ......................... 3
POLS 491 Recent Political Theory or
POLS 492 American Political Thought ................................. 3
PSYC 120 Introduction to Psychology ..................................... 3
SOCI 111 Introduction to Sociology ...................................... 3
TOTAL ................................... ... ....... ................. .. 42
SUPPLEMENT FOR MAJOR
READ 322 Reading in Secondary Content Areas ...................... 3
SPED 371 Teaching Students With Special Needs
(writing-intensive course) ......................... .......................... 3
T O T A L ........................................ 6
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
EDUC 211 Educational Foundations and
M ulticultural Perspectives ......................................... ...... 3
EDUC 221 Educational Psychology ....................:........................ 3
EDUC 412 Secondary Curriculum and Media ........................... 3
EDUC 432 Secondary Management and Methods ..................... 3
EDUC 492 Student Teaching: High School ............................... 6
TO TA L ................................................................................ 18
M inimum .................. .................................... 9
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION
Before taking more than 6 hours of any combination of EDUC classes,
a student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.
To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, a students must:
1. Complete and submit an application for admission into the
Teacher Education Program;
2. Be enrolled in or have completed the first 45 semester hours
of credit;
3. Have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.7 (2.7 or
higher in the content field);
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