Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plan Core Subjects EC-6 ESL Supplemental

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The Post-baccalaureate Teacher Certification is an option for individuals to earn a valid Texas teaching certificate in a certificate category found in Texas Administrative Code. Candidates for this plan must complete between 28 to 58 credit hours of Educator Preparation Program (EPP) coursework aligned to their specific certification area. A clinical teaching or internship assignment is required. In addition, candidates must pass the required TExES Certification Exams.

Certificate Plan Requirements

Academic Specialization Courses:

SILC 4302 - Introduction to the Study of Languages Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4310 - Foundations of Bilingual and ESL Education Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4311 - ESL Methods Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4312 - Content-Based ESL Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4313 - Language Learning Credit Hours: 3

College of Education Core Requirements:

EDUC 4310 - Theories of Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
INST 3313 - Survey of Instructional Technologies Credit Hours: 3
SILC 4315 - Theories of American Pluralism Credit Hours: 3

Pedagogy:

TCED 4321 - Social Studies Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4322 - Science Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4323 - Mathematics Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3

Choose one of two sets:

TCED 4378 - Clinical Teaching I Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4677 - Clinical Teaching II Credit Hours: 6
TCED 4678 - Post-Degree Clinical Teaching I Credit Hours: 6
TCED 4679 - Post-Degree Clinical Teaching II Credit Hours: 6

Other required courses:

ECED 4304 - Facilitating Children’s Development through Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3
LLLS 4344 - Literacy Methods for EC-6 Credit Hours: 3
SPED 4300 - Survey of Exceptionalities Credit Hours: 3
TCED 4100 - Core Subjects Teacher Seminar Credit Hours: 1
TCED 4303 - Creating Positive Learning Environments in EC-6 Credit Hours: 3