11.2 Minimum Grade Requirements - Professional Courses & Licensure

The following professional courses within the teacher education majors and minors must be passed with a grade of “C” or above:

COMMUNICATION ARTS/LITERATURE EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)

ENG3120 English Grammar: Syntax ENG3125   Advanced Grammar: Syntax

ENG3225 Sociolinguistics

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (BIRTH - GRADE 3)

CFD3205 Child Development

CFD3309 Facilitating Learning and Development in Young Children

ECE2216 Foundations of Early Childhood Education

CFD3306 Pre-primary Development and Observation

ECE3306 Infant/Toddler Methods

ECE4316 Pre-primary Methods

ECE4319 Fine Arts Methods (Birth - Grade 3)

EEL4317 Mathematics Methods and Strategies (K-3)

EEL4318 Science and Social Studies Methods and Strategies (K-3)

EEL4319 Physical Education & Health Methods and Strategies (K-3)

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (GRADES K-6)

EEL4307 Language Arts and Literature in the Elementary School

EEL4317 Mathematics Methods and Strategies (K-3)

EEL4318 Science and Social Studies Methods and Strategies (K-3)

EEL4319 Physical Education & Health Methods and Strategies (K-3)

EEL4327 Kindergarten Methods and Primary Learners

EEL4335 Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)

EEL4336 Physical Education and Health Methods for Elementary Teachers

EEL4337 Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)

EEL4338 Science Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)

EEL4345 Language Arts Content and Teaching Strategies (Grades K-6)

EEL4346 Reading Methods and Strategies (Grades K-6)

EEL4347 Children’s Literature (Grades K-6)

EEL4835 Elementary Methods Seminar I

EEL4836 Elementary Methods Seminar II

EAR4345 Art Methods for Elementary Teachers

MUE4345 Music Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)

ESL EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)

ENG3125 Advanced Grammar: Syntax

ESL3215 Language, School and Society

ESL3315 Theory of Second Language Acquisition

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)

MAE4355 Mathematics Curriculum and Standards for Middle School (Grades 5-8)

MAE4365 Math Curriculum and Standards for High School (Grades 9-12)

MAE4456 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School (Grades 5-8)

MAE4467 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the High School (Grades 9-12)

MIDDLE LEVEL ENDORSEMENT

EDU4355 Middle School Foundations

MUSIC EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)

MUE3270 Instrumental Methods Overview

MUE4355 Elementary and Middle School Music Methods (Grades K-8)

MUE4365 Secondary Choral and General Music Methods

MUE4375 Woodwind Methods

MUE4376 Brass/Percussion Methods

MUE4377 Percussion Methods

MUE4378 String Methods

MUE4379 Band/Orchestra and General Music Methods

MUS2176 Fundamentals of Conducting

MUS3206 Advanced Choral Conducting

MUS3246 Advanced Instrumental Conducting

MUS4401 Vocal Pedagogy I

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)

HPE3075 Assessment and Measurement in Physical Education

EPH4345 Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education

EPH4365 Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education

EPH4375 Adapted Physical Education (Grades K-12)

HEALTH EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)

EPH4355 School Health Education Methods

SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)

SSE3255 National Government for Middle School Teachers

SSE4357 Law-Related Education

SSE4458 Methods of Teaching Social I (Grades 5-8)

SSE4468 Methods of Teaching Social Studies II (Grades 9-12)

VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)

EAR4345 Art Methods for Elementary Teachers

EAR4465 Art Methods for Secondary Teachers

WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES EDUCATION (SPANISH)

WLE4415 Methods and Materials for Language Teaching

WLE4416 Methods and Materials for ESL/World Language: Spanish

OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES

The following courses must be passed with a grade of “B-” or above:

COMMUNICATION ARTS/LITERATURE EDUCATION

EDE4357 Young Adult Texts

EDE4356 Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5-8

EDE4366 Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5-12

EDE4367 Teaching Secondary Reading and Literature in Grades 5-12

ESL EDUCATION

EDL4325 Teaching Grammar for ESL

EDL4326 ESL Curriculum and Assessment

EDL4461 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials I

EDL4462 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials II

LABORATORY COURSES

All education lab courses graded on a pass/no credit basis must be passed with a grade of “P.”

LICENSURE RECOMMENDATIONS

The following courses must be passed with a “B-” or above before a student is recommended for licensure:

EDU4835 Seminar in Professional Issues

EDU49XX Student Teaching

All course work in a licensure minor must be passed with a grade of “C” or above.