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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: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1 & 5
3	MATH 1403 College Algebra or higher	1 & 5
3	HIST 2753/HIST 2763 US History I or II	2
3	SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication	5
4	Science Requirement	1
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1 & 5
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	HIST 2753/HIST 2763 US History I or II	2
2	FORL 1322 Beg Conversational Spanish I
2	FORL 1332 Beg Conversational Spanish II
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
1	PHYE requirement	4
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	EDUC 2753 Introduction to Education	4
4	Science Requirement	1
3	POLS 2753 American National Government
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	HIST 1123 Civilizations of the World to 1500	2
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 3002 Introduction to Educ Technology	5
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement	1
3	HIST 1133 Civilizations of the World since 1500	2
3	POLS 2853 State and Local Government	2
1	PHYE requirement	4
Admission to College of Education, Teacher Education Program: Students must be admitted into the College of Education prior to enrollment in particular courses.
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	EDUC 3013 Human Development and Learning	6
2	EDUC 3112 Literacy Development in the Content Area	6
2	EDUC 3222 Practicum I	6
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	HIST 4153 History of Arkansas	2
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 3612 Classroom and Behavioral Management	6
1	EDUC 4211 Practicum II	6
2	SPED 3022 Survey of Diverse Populations	6
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	HIST 3803 Methods of Historical Research	2
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 4222 Assessment	6
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	Social Studies/History Requirement	2 & 3
3	HIST 4103 Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School	2
3	HIST 4803 Seminar in US History	2
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 12 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	EDUC 4802 Seminar in Education	6
10	EDUC 490A Teaching in the Secondary Schools	6
Total Hours: 126 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, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Follow requirements with the following stipulations: Composition-may use sequence one or three, may not use ENGL 1223; Science-BIOL 1153/1151 is required and select another courses without the prefix BIOL; Social Sciences-ECON 2803 and PSYC 1163 are required.
2: These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements.
3: Social Studies and History Requirements, 27 hrs: Social Studies- ANTH 2803, GEOG 2753, and SOCI 2753 are required and select two courses from ANTH 3103, ECON 3323, POLS 3103, PSYC 3133 or PSYC 3183, and PSYC 4153; US History- select two courses from HIST 3413, 3423, 3433, 3443, 3453, 3463, 3473, or 4113; Miscellaneous History- select two courses from HIST 3053, 3103, 3203, 3503, 4123, 4133, 4213, 4303, or 4313 .
4: PHYE requirement, two hours (must select two courses): Select two courses from PHYE 1011, 1021, 1101, 1261, 1321, 1551, 1561, 1571, 1621, 1841, 2571, 2841, 2853, or 2953.
5: Requirements for Admission in Teacher Education Program (TEP): These must be completed with required grades for admission requirements. Consult with faculty advisor regarding College of Education admission requirements and for courses taken after admission to program.
6Must be admitted to the College of Education, Teacher Education Program.
The department requires all history courses counted toward fulfillment of the degree requirements to be passed with a C or better.

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.