College of Education
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Early Childhood-6 Grade Teacher Certification
2014-2015 Certification
Texas Tech University
Degree Requirements will be completed with the College of Human Sciences- Consult your HS Advisor
Courses below are required as part of Core Requirements to complete certification:
Undergraduate Degree Program
Early Childhood-6th Grade (EC-6) Teacher Certification
* EC-6 Generalist
The TTU Core requirements with the exception of U.S. History and Political Science and the College and Major requirements
are shown with Texas Common Course Numbering System values only when TTU offers equivalement courses. There may
be other courses in transfer that apply toward the specific degree requirement, but those listed are known to apply.
TTU Core: Communication
TTU Core: Foreign Language
ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302
Can be fulfilled by 2 years H.S. of Foreign Language or 1 year
COMS 1300, 2300 or CFAS 2300
A grade of "c" or better is required on courses applied
college level of the SAME language
TTU Core: Writing Intenstive
toward this requirement
Will be fulfilled by ENGL or EDUC courses
TTU Core: Mathematics
MATH 1320 and MATH 2370
These courses fulfill core and Teacher Certification
requirements
TTU Core: Life and Physical Sciences
BIOL, GEOL or PHYS
Teacher Education Program, EC-6 Certification:
Program Requirements:
ENGL 2351 fulfills both core and program requirements
Lab Science required
Two courses required for core - additional science
required to complete certifcation requirements
TTU Core: United States History
HIST 2300 and HIST 2301
TTU Core:United States and Texas Government
MATH 3370 fulfills program requirements
Program requires one each Earth/Life/Physical Science
(BIOL, GEOL, PHYS courses below fulfill both Life and
Physical Sciences core and program requirements)
BIOL 1401, BIOL 1402, CHEM 1307 &1107,
PHYS 1401, PHYS 1403, GEOL 1303 &1101
POLS 1301 and 2302
HDFS 2303 fulfills both core and program requirements
TTU Core: Creative Arts
MUSI 2301
MUSI 2301 will meet core requirements and is
required for teacher certification
TTU Core: Language, Philosophy & Culture
One course chosen from ENGL 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308
2351, 2388 or 2391
ENGL 2351 is recommended for best preparation
for state certifcation exams and core requirement
HIST 2310 fulfills program requirements
GEOG 2351 fulfills program requirements
ESS 3335 or HLTH 3313 fulfills program requirements
ART 3372 fulfills program requirements
EDEL 2300 fulfills University and Program requirements
TTU Core: Social and Behavioral Sciences
One course from current TTU Catalog
Preferred courses HDFS 2303 recommended for best
preparation for state certification exams.