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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR SECONDARY ED (7–12)│Intended TF:_____________________ Catalog Year:_______________
education.unlv.edu/advising/│702-895-1537│CEB 226
2.75 minimum GPA requirement
Students must meet the following requirements for graduation:
124 total credits │62 credits from a 4-yr institution │40 upper-division credits │30 resident credits
UNLV General Education Core Requirements
English Composition & Literature Requirement (9cr.)
ENG 101
ENG 102
ENG 231 OR 232 (World Literature I or II)
CR
3
3
3
Constitutions Requirement (3-6cr.) 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
DATE
GRADE
4
3
1–3
3
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, Chemistry, Earth Science, General
Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, Journalism, Political Science, OR Social Science Comp.
Humanities 1: any ENG lit.course, foreign languages, HIST, PHIL (except PHIL 102, 105,
114), AAD 201/201D, COM 101, 211, 216, OR WMST* (if cross-listed with ENG. Lit, HIST or
3
PHIL)
3
Humanities 2 (different area from above list):
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 may satisfy a Humanities on the 2008 catalog or older.
Distribution Area 2: Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking (9-10cr) Required if first Teaching Field = Art, English
Comp., English and American Lit., French, German, History, Journalism, Political Science, Social Science Comp., Spanish, Speech
Comm., OR Theatre Arts/Drama.
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 = Art, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English Comp.,
English and American Lit., French, General Science, German, History, Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, Spanish, Speech
Comm., OR Theatre Arts/Drama,
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 AAS or ETS courses cross-listed with DAN, ENG, or
HIST); ANTH (except 102); CED 117; MFT 360; CRJ 104, 270, 435, 436, 438, or 469; CST
3
200; ECON; ECG 307; HED 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: www.unlv.edu/committees/gec/.)
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Multicultural Requirement
EDU 280 (required education core course; double-dips here)
Elective courses (usually not necessary)
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COE: http://education.unlv.edu/ ● C&I: http://ci.unlv.edu/
CCSD: http://ccsd.net/ ● NDE: http://nvteachers.doe.nv.gov/
Education Core Requirements (16cr.) – 2.75 GPA
EDU 210 Nevada School Law
EDU 280 Valuing Cultural Diversity
EPY 303 Educational Psychology
EPY 451 Foundations of Educational Assessment
EPY 452 Counseling/Consult. Skills for Classroom Teachers
EDSP 411 Students w/ Disabilities in GE Settings
PREREQ
30 credits
Recommended: ENG 102
33 credits
Prereq/Corequisite EPY 303
Prereq/Corequisite EPY 303
EDU 202
CR
2q
3
4
3
1
3
DATE
GRADE
Full-major requirements = 2.75 GPA; completion of gen. ed. core*; EDU 202; and passing PPST scores
Take PPST (Praxis I) 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
Recommended: ENG 102
Recommended: ENG 102
3
3
Sp Fa
Sp Su Fa
All courses below require completion of full-major requirements before registration
See Field Experiences website for application deadlines & current rules on fingerprinting: education.unlv.edu/ofe/
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, EPY 303
3
3
Sp Fa
Sp Su Fa
3
3
Sp Fa
Sp Fa
3
Sp Fa
3
3
Sp Fa
Varies
Practicum I block:
___Apply by deadline prior semester
EDSC 311 Secondary Methods Practicum I (6hrs/week)
EDSC 323 Teaching and Learning Secondary Ed.
Corequisite: EDSC 323
Corequisite: EDSC 311
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)
Coreq: Subject methods
Prereq: EDSC 311 & 323, EPY 303 &
451
Coreq: EDSC 313
EDSC ________ Teaching (Subject) Methods
Additional Methods (if required):
See Catalog
Student-teaching block (Full time, 14cr.):
___Apply by deadline prior semester with advisor (need to bring graduation packet; ask how)
EDSC 481A Secondary Supervised Stud. Tchg: Major Field
EDSC 482 Secondary Supervised Stud. Tchg. Seminar
Completion of
all of the above
12
2
Sp Fa
Sp Fa
TEACHING FIELDS (36–54 credits) 2.75 minimum GPA requirement (both UNLV & transfer)
First teaching field is required. Second teaching field is optional. Available teaching fields are listed below (number of credits for 1TF / 2TF).
For a list of the courses required for each teaching field, visit Advising Center.
Anthropology, second only: 24
Art: 39/26
Biology: 41/24
Chemistry: 42/24
Earth Science: 42/27
English Comprehensive: 54
English & American Literature: 36/24
French: 36/24
General Science: 44/24
German: 36/24
History: 36/24
Journalism: 39/27
Mathematics: 39/29
Physical Science: 42/30
Physics: 42/27
Psychology, second only: 22
Political Science: 37/25
Social Science Comprehensive: 51
Spanish: 36/24
Speech Communication: 36/24
Theater Arts/Drama: 36/27
Course offering term(s) listed in the date column are subject to change. Meet with an advisor every semester.
Rev. 5/10
*Completion of the gen. ed. core requirements (i.e. courses listed on front side) is required if your catalog year is 2010 or later.