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Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
AAS - Early Childhood Education	Degree Plan
BME - Music Education - Instrumental Music P - 8 and 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BME - Music Education - Vocal Music P - 8 and 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BS - Early Childhood Education - P - 4	Degree Plan
BS - English With Teacher Licensure 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BS - History With Social Studies Teacher Licensure 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BS - Mathematics With Teacher Licensure - 7 - 12	Degree Plan
BS - Middle Childhood Education With Emphasis in Language Arts and Social Studies - 4 - 8	Degree Plan
BS - Middle Childhood Education With Emphasis in Math and Science - 4 - 8	Degree Plan
BS - Spanish With Teacher Licensure	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1 & 3
4	Science Requirement	1
3	History/Government Requirement	1
2	FORL 1322 Beginning Conv. Spanish I
2	FORL 1332 Beginning Conv. Spanish II
1	Physical Education Activity	2
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1 & 3
4	Science Requirement	1
3	SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication	1 & 3
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	Mathematics Requirement	1 & 3
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	EDUC 2753 Introduction to Education	3
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	RHET 2863 Advanced Composition	4
3	ENGL 3103 Introduction to Literary Studies
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 3002 Introduction to Educ. Technology	3
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	ENGL 2793 American Lit 1865-present
3	ENGL 3003 History and Development of the English Language
3	ENGL 2773 British Lit 1789-present
3	History/Government Requirement	1
Admission and Graduation Requirements for the Teacher Education Program: A student must be admitted into the College of Education Teacher Education Program by satisfying Note 3 and the graduation requirements of the College of Education. Requirements for admissions may change over time. Students must meet admission requirements current at the time of their final application for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	EDUC 3013 Human Development and Learning	6
3	ENGL 2783 American Literature to 1865
3	ENGL 3403 Grammar and Language Awareness
3	RHET 3103 Editing for Usage, Style, and Clarity or RHET 3703 Nonfiction Writing
3	English Requirement	5
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Requirement	5
3	ENGL 3303 Writing and the Teaching of Writing
3	English Requirement	5
3	ENGL 3203 Young Adult Literature	6
2	EDUC 3222 Practicum I	6
3	Upper-division electives
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 17 hours
*Courses must be taken concurrently
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 4222 Assessment	6
2	*EDUC 3612 Classroom and Behavioral Management	6
1	*EDUC 4211 Practicum II	6
1	Physical Education Activity	2
2	SPED 3022 Survey of Diverse Populations	6
3	English Requirement	5
3	ENGL 3443 Literature of Diverse Cultures
3	Upper-division electives
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 12 hours
Courses must be taken concurrently and student must be formally admitted to internship.
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 4802 Seminar in Education	6
10	EDUC 490A Teaching in the Secondary Schools	6
Total Hours: 124 At least 45 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, 2007-2008 catalog- Follow requirements with these stipulations: Composition -use sequence one or three, may not use ENGL 1223; humanities-select one course from ENGL 2803, ENGL 2813, or PHIL 2753; history/government-POLS 2753 is required and select either HIST 2753 or 2763
2: Physical Education Activity, two hours: Select two from PHYE 1011, 1101, 1261, 1321, 1561, 1571, or 1621 (repeatable.)
3: Requirements for Admission in Teacher Education Program (TEP): These must be completed with required grades for admission requirements. See the 2007-2008 Catalog for admission requirements and application processes for the College of Education. Consult with faculty advisor for courses taken after admission to the program.
4: If RHET 2863 is taken for Composition Requirement, select an upper level RHET course .
5: English Requirements, 12 hours: Genre Studies- select two courses from ENGL 3223, 3233, 3243, or 3343; Historical/Cultural Studies- select one course from ENGL 4223, 4243, 4773, 4793, or 4903; Major Author Studies- select either ENGL 4203 or 4213.
6:Must be admitted to the College of Education, Teacher Education Program.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.