Bachelor of Science, Major in Education, 4-8 Science: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning
Admission Documentation and Criteria
Applicants seeking admission to the Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Education in Teaching and Learning 4+1 Program must submit the following:
- 4+1 Program Application through Apply Texas
- Current undergraduate transcript demonstrating a minimum 3.00 overall GPA or last 60 SCH.
- Three Reference Forms (at least two from SHSU professors)
- Writing Sample
Admission to the 4+1 program is competitive and the number of available positions is limited.
Before a formal offer of admission will be issued, the applicant must supply evidence that he or she has passed both the appropriate content TExES and PPR TExES certification exams.
Additional information: Reference the Program Landing Page for additional information, such as cost, delivery format, contact information, or to schedule a visit.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science, Major in Education, 4-8 Science: 4+1 Master of Education in Teaching & Learning | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) 2 | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) 3 | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) 4 | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 5 | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 6 | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| ENGL 2332 | Wrld Lit I: Before 17 Century 3 | 3 |
| or ENGL 2333 | World Lit II: 17th C & After | |
| MATH 1384 | Intro Foundations of Math I 1 | 3 |
| Major: Foundation | ||
| BESL 3301 | Second Language Acquisition 7 | 3 |
| CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105 | Applying Chemistry to Society and Chemistry in Context Lab | 4 |
| or CHEM 1406 | Inorganic & Envir Chemistry | |
| CIME 2313 | Teaching as a Profession | 3 |
| CIME 3327 | Integ Tech in Middle Grades | 3 |
| CIME 3374 | Human Growth & Learning | 3 |
| CIME 3375 | The Middle Level Child | 3 |
| CIME 3385 | The Middle Grades Classroom | 3 |
| EDUC 1101 | Educator Preparation | 1 |
| GEOG 1401 | Weather and Climate | 4 |
| GEOL 1403 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 1404 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| MATH 1385 | Intro Foundations of Math II | 3 |
| MATH 2384 | Functions and Graphs | 3 |
| PHYS 1305 & PHYS 1105 | Classical Physics & Thermdynmc and Class Phy & Thermodynamics Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 1403 | Stars & Galaxies | 4 |
| SPED 2301 | Introduction to Exceptionality 8 | 3 |
| Major: Sciences 9 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: 9 | ||
| Life in the Universe | ||
| Cosmic Catastrophes | ||
| General Botany | ||
| General Zoology | ||
| Human Anatomy | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Major: Prescribed Electives | ||
| Education Undergraduate Elective | 1 | |
| Field Experience I | ||
| SPED 3301 | Learn and Instruc Child W/Disa | 3 |
| TESL 3313 | ESL Methodology I | 3 |
| Field Experience II | ||
| READ 3373 | Content Area Rdg In Mid Grades | 3 |
| READ 3374 | Voc & Word Stdy In Mid Grades | 3 |
| YLR Semester I | ||
| CIME 3376 | Curriculum & Assmt For Mid Grd | 3 |
| CIME 4335 | Teaching Science in the Middle Grades | 3 |
| CIME 4391 | Student Teaching in the Middle Grades | 3 |
| 4+1 MED Pre-Internship 11 | ||
| CIED 5383 | Integrating Current Technologies in Education | 3 |
| CIED 5393 | Assessment and Accountability | 3 |
| SPED 5301 | Ed Of Indvdls Wth Disabilities | 3 |
| TESL 4314 | ESL Methodology II 10 | 3 |
| 4+1 MED Teaching & Learning | ||
| BESL 5318 | Sheltered Instruction in PK-12 | 3 |
| CIED 5370 | Foundations of Education Research | 3 |
| CIED 5371 | Applied Research in Education | 3 |
| CIED 5382 | Instructional Coaching | 3 |
| CIED 5390 | Adv Mths Classroom Mgt & Disc | 3 |
| CIED 5398 | Practicum in Classroom Instruction I (Title of course should be changed to Practicum in Classroom Instruction I) | 3 |
| CIED 5399 | Practicum in Classroom Instruction II (Title of course should be changed to Practicum in Classroom Instruction II) | 3 |
| Minor: Not Required 12,13 | ||
| Total Hours | 152 | |
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MATH 1384 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics) as well as the major.
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To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III Life and Physical Science), BIOL 1408 and BIOL 1436 are suggested.
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ENGL 2332 or ENGL 2333 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) as well as the major.
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To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement Component Area V (Creative Arts), CAMX 2301 is suggested.
- 5
To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences), GEOG 1300 OR BESL 2301 is suggested.
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To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Core Component Area), ECON 1100 and COMS 2382 are suggested.
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BIOL 2401 is recommended.
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Students must apply for graduation with their bachelor's degree during their M.Ed. Pre-Internship semester to be eligible for their internship placement.
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A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours may be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
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All minors can be paired with this degree program.
Notes
Students must earn a 2.75 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.75 minimum overall major GPA or in the last 60 semester hours in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.75 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA or greater overall or in the last 60 semester hours. This includes transfer and SHSU courses.
Student Teaching Block is considered a FULL LOAD at SHSU. Please check prerequisites for Field Experience I, Field Experience II, YLR Semester I, and YLR Semester II. Each field experience block must be completed successfully in order to progress through the field experience sequence.
Field Experience in public schools is required for many CIEE, ECHE, CIME, TESL, and READ classes.
Full admission to the Educator Preparation program and CIME 2313, CIME 3374, and SPED 2301 are required prior to enrollment in Field Experience I.
BESL 3301 is required prior to enrollment in Field Experience II.
4-8 teaching candidates are now eligible to add a Minor in Special Education. This degree minor provides a pathway for College of Education students majoring in grades 4-8 certification tracks or the grades 7-12 certification tracks to also graduate with a teaching certification in the area of special education. The course requirements are available by clicking here.
Additional information: Reference the Program Landing Page for additional information, such as cost, delivery format, contact information, or to schedule a visit.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Component Area III1 | 4 | Component Area III1 | 4 | ||
| Component Area V2 | 3 | Component Area VIII7 | 3 | ||
| Component Area IX3 | 1 | ENGL 13024 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 13014 | 3 | HIST 13025 | 3 | ||
| HIST 13015 | 3 | MATH 1385 | 3 | ||
| MATH 13846 | 3 | POLS 23058 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 19 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Component Area IX3 | 3 | CIME 3374 | 3 | ||
| CIME 2313 | 3 | GEOL 1403 | 4 | ||
| EDUC 1101 | 1 | MATH 2384 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 2332 or 23339 | 3 | PHYS 1403 | 4 | ||
| PHYS 1305 & PHYS 1105 | 4 | SPED 230110 | 3 | ||
| POLS 23068 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| BESL 330111 | 3 | CIME 3327 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 1305 or 1406 | 3 | GEOL 1404 | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1105 | 1 | READ 3373 | 3 | ||
| GEOG 1401 | 4 | READ 3374 | 3 | ||
| SPED 3301 | 3 | Major: Sciences13 | 4 | ||
| TESL 3313 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| CIME 3375 | 3 | CIED 538314 | 3 | ||
| CIME 3376 | 3 | CIED 539314 | 3 | ||
| CIME 3385 | 3 | SPED 530114 | 3 | ||
| CIME 4335 | 3 | TESL 431412 ,14 | 3 | ||
| CIME 4391 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| BESL 5318 | 3 | CIED 5370 | 3 | CIED 5371 | 3 |
| CIED 5398 | 3 | CIED 5399 | 3 | CIED 5382 | 3 |
| CIED 5390 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Total Hours: 152 | |||||
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To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science), BIOL 1408 and BIOL 1436 are suggested.
- 2
To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts), CAMX 2301 is suggested.
- 3
To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Core Component Area), ECON 1100 and COMS 2382 are suggested.
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Satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).
- 5
Satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).
- 6
MATH 1384 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics) as well as the major.
- 7
To satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences), GEOG 1300 OR BESL 2301 is suggested.
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Satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).
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ENGL 2332 OR ENGL 2333 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) as well as the major.
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Select one of the following Major: Sciences from the list below. BIOL 2401 is recommended.
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Students must apply for graduation with their bachelor's degree during their M.Ed. Pre-Internship semester to be eligible for their internship placement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major: Sciences 13 | 3 | |
| ASTR 3303 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 3383 | Cosmic Catastrophes | 3 |
| BIOL 1413 | General Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 2401 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| GEOL 3326 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 3330 | Oceanography | 3 |
Notes
Students must earn a 2.75 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.75 minimum overall major GPA or in the last 60 semester hours in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.75 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must maintain a 2.75 GPA or greater overall or in the last 60 semester hours. This includes transfer and SHSU courses.
Student Teaching Block is considered a FULL LOAD at SHSU. Please check prerequisites for Field Experience I, Field Experience II, YLR Semester I, and YLR Semester II. Each field experience block must be completed successfully in order to progress through the field experience sequence.
Field Experience in public schools is required for many CIEE, ECHE, CIME, TESL, and READ classes.
Full admission to the Educator Preparation program and CIME 2313, CIME 3374, and SPED 2301 are required prior to enrollment in Field Experience I.
BESL 3301 is required prior to enrollment in Field Experience II.
4-8 teaching candidates are now eligible to add a Minor in Special Education. This degree minor provides a pathway for College of Education students majoring in grades 4-8 certification tracks or the grades 7-12 certification tracks to also graduate with a teaching certification in the area of special education. The course requirements are available by clicking here.
Students must apply for graduation with their bachelor's degree during their M.Ed. Pre-Internship semester to be eligible for their internship placement.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.
The BS, Major in Education, 4-8 Science: MED in Teaching and Learning is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Prepared to teach all Science content necessary for 4 - 8 certification.
- Prepared to implement evidence-based methods of teaching and learning.
- Fully qualified to teach in Texas public schools.
