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The Education Concentration is designed to offer students, who are interested in teaching, opportunities to gain foundational knowledge, methodology, and practical experience in the field of education. Students in the concentration can focus on either elementary or secondary education.

Make an Impact on the Next Generation

 

Students engaged in the Education Concentration can expect to gain:

1. a broad understanding of the K - 12 student
2. an introduction to research-based strategies for teaching critical content areas
3. proficiency in planning effective instruction and competently assessing student performance
4. opportunities to transform theory into practice with teaching experiences in actual classrooms under the supervision of university faculty and accomplished classroom teachers.

The concentration can lead to state certification with the addition of student teaching for grades 7-12 in Life Science (Biology), English Language Arts and Reading, History, Mathematics, Social Studies (History, Politics, Economics and Geography), Physics/Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Physics); for grades 6-12 in Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry); and for grades EC-12 in Art, Theatre Arts (Drama) and Languages Other than English (LOTE) in French, German, Latin and Spanish. 

Concentration Requirements

All students seeking the Education Concentration are required to take the following 6 credit hours:

• EDU/PSY 3327: Child Growth and Development
• EDU 4352/5352: Educational Evaluation

Students who have earned the elementary concentration who (then) wish to pursue Texas teacher certification after graduation need to talk to an advisor in the Education department about Alternative Certification and 4+1.