College of Education Certification Requirements
Individuals seeking to teach in the elementary and secondary schools of the state of Texas must meet certain certification as well as degree requirements. Information related to these requirements is contained in the following sections.

Elementary Teacher Certification
Students who complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree and who successfully pass the appropriate TExES tests will fulfill simultaneously all requirements for either EC-4 Generalist, EC-4 Bilingual Generalist, 4-8 Mathematics or EC-12 Special Education teacher certification.

Secondary/EC-12 Teacher Certification
Students seeking certification to teach in the secondary schools of Texas, or at all levels in the fields of art, music, and kinesiology must: (a) major in an approved teaching field and complete all major study and related requirements for a baccalaureate degree in that field, and (b) comply with teacher certification requirements. Requirements to establish a major field of study are located within the individual college sections of the catalog.

In addition to these requirements, students seeking a certificate to teach in the secondary schools of Texas must complete:

1. The baccalaureate degree with an academic major.
2. The University’s General Education requirements, including the 48-hour core curriculum. (See “General Education Requirement” in the “Undergraduate Programs” section of this catalog; see also “University Core Curriculum Program.”)
3. Three semester hours of reading; READ 3353—Content Area Reading for Secondary Students.
4. Either secondary or EC-12 course work as listed below:
   

   A. Secondary
   	Twelve semester hours of professional education:
   		EDCI 3311 School and Society (3 semester hours) EDCI 4606 Planning, Teaching, Assessment and Technology for          Secondary Teachers: field based (6 semester hours) EDCI 4322 Instructional Design for Special Populations
   	Twelve semester hours of student teaching:
   		EDUC 4993 Student Teaching: Secondary EDCI 4312 Classroom Management
   B. E-12
   	Twelve semester hours of professional education:
   		EDCI 3311 School and Society (3 semester hours) EDCI 4606 Planning, Teaching, Assessment and Technology for          Secondary Teachers: field base (6 semester hours) EDCI 4321 Instructional Design for Special Populations
   	Twelve semester hours of student teaching:
   		EDUC 4392 Student Teaching: Grades EC-4 EDUC 4693 Student Teaching: Grades 8-12 or EDUC 4393 Student Teaching: Grades 8-12 EDUC 4692 Student Teaching: Grades EC-4 EDCI 4311 Classroom Management

5. A passing score on the appropriate TExES tests.

Course descriptions