Oct 08, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog Archived Catalog

Interdisciplinary Educational Studies: Elementary Education K-5 and English as a Second Language Pre-K-12, B.S.


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General Education


(see Certified General Education Courses  for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)


  • Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)


  • Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Historical Understanding (3 hours)


Literature (3 hours)


Thought, Values and Beliefs (3 hours)


Natural Sciences: (7 hours)


  • Two approved natural sciences course, at least one including a laboratory component*

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)


Statistics: (3 hours)


  • One approved statistics course

Program Requirements


Additional Information and Notes


For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

For graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative, 2.75 at UTC, 2.75 in education courses with no grade lower than C, and 2.75 in courses under Program Requirements with no grade lower than C.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements  for additional requirements.

*Also satisfies requirement in the major.

#Also satisfies general education requirement. These courses are content area courses and must be completed with no grade lower than C. Grades are included in the major and content GPA.

ClearPath for Advising


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