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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR SECONDARY ED (7–12)│Intended TF:_____________________ Catalog Year: 2014-2015
education.unlv.edu/afp/│702-895-1537│CEB 221
2.75 minimum GPA requirement
Students must meet the following requirements for graduation:
120 total credits│60 credits from a 4-yr institution│40 upper-division credits │30 resident credits
UNLV General Education Core Requirements
First and Second Year Experience (5cr.)
COE 102
COE 202 (Prerequisite ENG 102)
English Composition & Literature Requirement (6cr.)
ENG 101 (See semester schedule for prerequisite)
ENG 102
Constitutions Requirement (4cr.) Choose one from (A) OR one EACH from (B) and (C).
(A) HIST 100 OR PSC 101 (US & NV)
OR
(B) HIST 101, 106 OR PUA 241 (US only) and
(C) HIST 102, 217 OR PSC 100 (NV only)
Mathematics (3cr.)
Any 100- or 200-level MATH course except 115 or 122
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COMPLETE 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 DISTRIBUTION AREAS, DEPENDING ON YOUR FIRST TEACHING FIELD.
Distribution Area 1: Humanities and Fine Arts (9cr) Required if first Teaching Field = Biology, Earth Science, General Science,
Mathematics, OR Physical Science.
Humanities 1: any ENG lit.course, foreign languages, HIST, PHIL (except PHIL 102, 105,
3
114), AAD 201/201D, COM 101, 211, 216, OR WMST* (if cross-listed with ENG. Lit, HIST or
PHIL)
Humanities 2 (different area from above list):
3
Fine Arts: AAE 100, AAI 100, AAL 100, ART 101, 107, 135, 160, 211, 212, 216, 260, 261;
DAN 100 (no longer offered at UNLV), 101, 103, 104, 165, 166/AAS 166; FIS 100, 110; MUS
3
101, 121, 125, 127, 129, 130, 134, 176; THTR 100, 105, 124, 175.
*WMST 113 does not count as a Humanities
Distribution Area 2: Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking (10cr) Required if first Teaching Field = English Comp.
Lab science: Astronomy w/Lab; ANTH 102, 110L; BIOL; CHEM (except 103); GEOG w/Lab;
4
GEOL; PHYS
Non-lab science: Astronomy; ANTH 102; BIOL; CHEM (except 103) NUTR 121; EGG 100,
3
150; ENV 101, 220; GEOG; GEOL; or PHYS
PHIL 102
3
Distribution Area 3: Social Sciences (6cr) Required if first Teaching Field = Biology, Earth Science, English Comp., General
Science, Mathematics, OR Physical Science.
All statistics courses excluded. Do NOT take PSY courses here.
Social science 1: EPY 303 (required for COE core; double-dips here)
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Social science 2: AAS & ETS (except those cross-listed with DAN, ENG, or HIST); ANTH
(except 102); CED 117; MFT 360; CRJ 104, 270, 435, 436, 438, or 469; CST 200; ECON;
3
ECG 307; PBH 165, 429, 435; LAS 101; PSC; SWK 101; SOC; WMST 113.
Social science 3: (different area from above list):
3
International Requirement (Ask about double-dipping. For a list of approved courses, go to:
http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students/multicultural
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Multicultural Requirement
EDU 280 (required education core course; double-dips here)
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College of Education: http://education.unlv.edu/ ● Department of Teaching & Learning: http://ti.unlv.edu/
CCSD: http://ccsd.net/ ● NV Department of Education: http://nvteachers.doe.nv.gov/
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Education Core Requirements (12cr.) – 2.75 GPA
EDU 280 Valuing Cultural Diversity
EPY 303 Educational Psychology
EDSP 411 Students w/ Disabilities in GE Settings
EDSP 432 Serving individuals w/Dis & Their Families
EDU 210 Nevada School Law OR Test-Out Exam
PREREQ
ENG 102
33 credits
EDU 202
EDSP 411
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3
3
3
Required for licensure,
NOT for degree
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GRADE
Full-major requirements = 2.75 GPA; completion of gen. ed. core; EDU 202; and passing PPST scores
Take Praxis Core Exams early! For more info, go to: www.ets.org/praxis/
Secondary Education Requirements – 2.75 GPA
EDU 202 Intro to Secondary Education
EDU 214S Preparing Teachers to Use Technology
ENG 102
Recommended: ENG 102
3
3
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**All courses below require full admission to the major before registration. See Advising & Field Placement for full major and
Field Experience applications & deadlines**
The following 2 courses can be taken with Practicum I or Practicum II or prior
EDRL 451 Content Area Literacy Instruction
Full-major
EDSC 408 Classroom Mgt. Secondary Ed.
Full Major and EPY 303
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3
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Practicum I block:
___Apply by deadline prior semester (passing PPST scores required to apply-Effective 2/11)
EDSC 311 Secondary Methods Practicum I (6hrs/week)
EDSC 323 Teaching and Learning Secondary Ed.
Corequisite: EDSC 323
Corequisite: EDSC 311
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3
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3
Sp Fa
See Catalog
3
3
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Varies
Completion of
all of the above
10
2
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Practicum II block:
___Apply by deadline prior semester
___Take Praxis II during Practicum II – for more info, go to: www.ets.org/praxis/
Prereq: EDSC 311
EDSC 313 Secondary Methods Practicum II (6hrs/week)
EDSC ________ Teaching (Subject) Methods
Additional Methods (if required):
Coreq: Subject methods
Prereq: EDSC 311 & 323, EPY 303 &
451
Coreq: EDSC 313
Student-teaching block (Full time, 12cr.):
___Apply by deadline prior semester with advisor
EDSC 481 Secondary Supervised Stud. Tchg: Major Field
EDSC 482 Secondary Supervised Stud. Tchg. Seminar
Elective courses (usually not necessary)
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TEACHING FIELDS (36–48 credits) 2.75 minimum GPA requirement (both UNLV & transfer)
First teaching field is required. Second teaching field is optional. Available teaching fields are listed online at
http://education.unlv.edu/afp/requirement/
For a list of the courses required for each teaching field, visit Advising Center or our website.
Course offering term(s) listed in the date column are subject to change. Meet with an advisor every semester.
Rev. 1/14