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PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS 3. Junior and senior transfer students must take the THEA and be
Reading and Education admitted to the Teacher Education Program during their first
EDUC 211 Educational Foundations and semester at Abilene Christian University to continue in
Multicultural Perspectives ........................................ 3 professional education course work. Arrangements to take
EDUC 221 Educational Psychology the THEA should be made as quickly as possible by contacting
(may also fulfill social sciences credit) ............................. 3 the Office ofCareer and Academic Development.
SPED 371 Teaching Students With Special Needs OTIER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
(writing-intensive course) ........................................ 3
Choose 6 hours from: Pass the piano proficiency exam, sophomore proficiency exam and
Choose 6 hours from:recital.
EDUC 490 Student Teaching: Elementary .......................... 6 present a senior recital.
Minimum grade for MUSE 332 and 333 ......................................... C
EDUC 491 Student Teaching: Middle School ......................... 6 Minimum grade in each required music course .........................C
EDUC 492 Student Teaching: High School .............6 Minimum GPA in major ...................................... ............... 2.50
Other Required Courses Minimum GPA for graduation ........................................ 2.70
MUSE 235 Instrumental Concepts ................................................ Minimum advanced hours ................................................ 33
MUSE 332 Elementary Music Techniques and Literature ............ 3
MUSE 333 Secondary Music Methods - Choral Organization Minimum total hours ....................................... 130
MUSE 333 Secondary Music Methods - Choral Organization Courses numbered 0* do not count in
and Administration ................................................................. 3 Courses numbered ** do not count in
TOTAL ....................................................................... . .. 22 minimum hours required for degree.
PIANO OR VOCAL PERFORMANCE (BM)
M inimum ................................................... 0-3
CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION
Before taking more than 6 hours of any combination of EDUC classes, UNIVERSITY CORE
a student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Bible
BIBL 101 Life and Teachings of Jesus .................................... 3
To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, a students must: BIBL 102 Acts-Revelation ..... ......................... .....3
1. Complete and submit an application for admission into the BIBL 211 Message of the Old Testament ....................... 3
Teacher Education Program; BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture .................................. 3
2. Be enrolled in or have completed the first 45 semester hours MUSM 431 Music History I: Antiquity to 1750
of credit;
(writing-intensive course) ........................................ 3
3. Have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.7 (2.7 or (writing-intensive course.
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric ....................................... 3
4. Complete 6 hours of University Core English with no grade Sophomore Literature ........... .. ...............
lower than a "C";
5. Pass all three sections of the Texas Higher Education assessment Speech
COMS 111 Fundamentals of Communication ........................... 3
(THEA) test, with a score on the reading section of 260 or higher,
a score on the math section of 230 or higher and a score on the History 100-299
H IST 100-299 ............................................................................... 3
writing section of 220 or higher; Science
6. Be enrolled in or successfully complete ("C" or better) EDUC Choose from (must include two different fields): biology,
211 Educational Foundations and Multicultural Perspectives hem st ilu py ifen 10 b g,
(If admitted before completion of EDUC 211, admission will chemistry, geology, physics, AENV 130, ANSC 111,
(e ctitetd bpor completion toue t ad sor b . ANSC 235, ENVR 112, NUTR 120 ........................................ 6
be contingent upon completing the course with a "C" or better. Mathematics
In the event that the student does not complete this course MATH 120, MATH 123, MATW 120/020 or higher
successfully, admission to the program will be suspended (except MATH 147)............................3
until this requirement is fulfilled.); Exercise Science
7. Receive approval from the Teacher Education Admissions EXSC 100 + 3 activities ................................... 4
and Review Committee. An interview with the committee S a
mand intervUniversity Seminar
may be required. UNIV 100 ...................................................................................... 1
Any exemptions or modifications to the above requirements due to TOTAL UNIVERSY CORE ........41
TOTAL UNIVERSITY CORE .................................................... 41
special circumstances must be requested through the chair of the
Department of Curriculum and Instruction. All requests will be BM DEGREE CORE
reviewed and must be approved by the Teacher Education Admissions English
and Review Committee. In addition, admission to teacher education is ENGL 112 Composition and Literature..................3
not the final step in the process. In order to remain in the program, the Sophomore Literature ............................. 3
prospective teacher must continue to meet the GPA requirement (2.7). Social Sciences/Humanities
Approval to take Education Block classes (411/412 and 431/432) and Choose from: anthropology, economics (also AGRB 261),
to enroll in student teaching must be obtained from the Teacher geography, history, philosophy, political science,
Education Admissions and Review Committee before enrolling in psychology (also EDUC 221), sociology
those classes.
(maximum one course per area) .................................... . 9
Other Teacher Education Requirements: TOTAL BM CORE ................................................................ 15
1. In order to remain in the Teacher Education Program, an overall MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
GPA of 2.70, 2.70 GPA in the content field, and continued
approval of the Teacher Education Admissions Committee Theory
must be maintained. MUST 111 Elementary Theory:
2. A grade of"C" or better is required for all majors courses. Sight Singing and Ear Training ................................................ 1I
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