General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

• General Education Requirements 

Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

Professional Education Requirements (24 Hours)

A minimum grade of C is required in each professional education course. C I 2300  & FDN 2400  are required prior to admission to Teacher Educ.

NOTE: To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program students must have a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA and take and satisfy testing requirements for Reading, Writing and Math areas of the PRAXIS (PPST or CBT). The PRAXIS II Area Exams are required for student teaching.

*Admission to Teacher Ed required.

• C I 2300 - Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (2)
• FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)
• PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)
• SPE 3300 - Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (3) *
• C I 3400 - Policies and Practices in Educational Assessment (2) *
• C I 4900 - Internship/Student Teaching (6-12) [CAP]

• Students must complete 12 hours of Student Teaching

• (Cumulative 2.7 GPA; All courses in professional core must be completed with grades of C (2.0) or higher prior to student teaching, along with other courses (including methods and reading) identified within the major.

Language Requirements (6-12 Hours)

Completion of 6 semester hours at the *intermediate level or higher

• Language Course 1040
   *
  and
• Language Course 1050
   *
  or
• Language Course 1060
   *
  or
• Higher level courses

Note: Language courses 1010 & 1020 or 1030 are prerequisites for *intermediate level courses.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (43 Hours)

A 2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major dept, plus any other courses under Major Requirements and Required Cognate. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. Honors sections are indicated by section number - 410 on the Schedule of Classes.

Required Cognate (3 Hours)

• R E 4620 - Reading Instruction in the Middle/Junior and Senior High School (3)

• *Minimum C grade required

Minor (optional)

Electives (2 Hours)

Taken to total 122 hours for the degree

• 2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline

Total Required (122 Hours)

Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required to graduate