Secondary Education Major (BSE)

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Students pursuing a degree in secondary education must also select a content area of study and take all of the courses required to meet the Alabama State Department of Education requirements in order to be recommended for teacher licensure. Approved content areas are English, French, German, Mathematics, Social Studies, or Spanish. Students also have the option of pursuing a second degree or second major in their chosen content area. All electives must be directed by the advisor.

General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education - Distribution Areas: 23-27 Credits

General Education Requirements vary depending on the chosen content area, as noted below. If no course is specified, students are free to choose from the standard General Education options:

Natural and Computational Sciences (8)

Content Area: Social Studies - Take GEOG 150 (4) PLUS one additional lab science from the Gen Ed List (4)
All others: Choose two courses from the Gen Ed List (8)

Social Sciences (4-8)

Content Area: English - Take JMC 200 (4)
Content Area: Social Studies - Take ECON 201 (3) and POLS 200 (4)
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List (4)

Mathematics (4)

Content Area: Mathematics - Take MATH 210 (4) or MATH 370 (4) , if approved
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List (4)

Fine Arts (3)

All Content Areas: SOA 200 (3) or SOA 210 (3)

Humanities (4)

Content Area: English - Take ENGL 205 (4)
Content Area: Social Studies: Choose one course from the following:
BREL 200 , BREL 201 , BREL 221 , CLAS 200 , ENGL 205 , ENGL 208 , IDHU 201 , INTL 360 , PHIL 200 , PHIL 230 , PHIL 241
All others: Choose one course from the Gen Ed List (4)

Secondary Education Major (BSE): 38 Credits

Professional Courses: 8 Credits

*These are the only courses that can be taken prior to unconditional admittance.

EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (3) *
EDUC 202 - Issues and Trends in Special Education (2) *
EDUC 206 - Field Experience in Education I (1)
EDUC 213 - Adolescent Development within the Educational Culture (2) (take for 2 credits) *
EDUC 323 - Overview of Child Development (2) *
(Note: EDUC 323 is only required for World Languages (P-12), Instrumental Music (P-12) and Vocal/Choral Music (P-12) majors)

Education Core: 15 Credits

(formal admission required first)

Content Area Core: 3 Credits

(choose one of the following pedagogy courses based on the chosen content area)

Student Teaching/Internships: 12 Credits

Required State-Approved Content Classes: 44-53 Credits

(as determined by content area; credits hours subject to change)

Content Area: Complete all required courses in one of the following content areas:
- English, French, German, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish
Required content classes/electives, as directed by an Education Advisor to meet Alabama certification requirements.

Total Required Credits: 127-135

CREDIT NOTE: Program credits subject to change.
GPA NOTE: A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required.
GEN ED NOTE: The Gen Ed portion of this program is under review and subject to change.