Utah Valley State College 2008-2009 Course Catalog - (Page 153) Education, Secondary Secondary Education department chair: talitha hudgins Office: EB 116B Telephone: 801-863-6573 Department Office Manager: Wendy Fletcher Office: EB 116 Telephone: 801-863-8228 Secondary Education partner districts Alpine School District Granite School District Jordan School District Nebo School District North Summit School District Park City School District Provo School District South Summit School District Wasatch School District Admission to the Secondary Education Program is required for enrollment in professional studies level courses. Admission criteria*: 1) Minimum ACT scores; 2) Minimum CAAP score; 3) GPA of 2.75 or higher; and 4) an interview directed by the Teacher Education Admission and Retention Committee. Applicants are accepted into the Teacher Education Program for Fall and Spring semesters after meeting entrance requirements. *Please contact the Secondary Education Advisor for the current admission requirements. To continue in the program, students are expected to maintain all program standards. They must maintain expected levels of competence in all coursework, field work, and student teaching with all course grades at or above a B- and a program GPA of 3.00 or higher. Additionally, teacher candidates are expected to adhere to standards of personal integrity, responsibility, and citizenship commonly expected of professional educators. Persons who hold a valid (current or expired) Professional Secondary Education Teaching License may pursue relicensing course work through the School of Education. AdmISSIon And rEtEntIon profESSIonAL tEAchEr EducAtIon proGrAm Secondary Education faculty: Professor Roger Wise Assistant Professor Glen Clark Raquel Cook Numsiri Kunakemakorn Talitha Hudgins Axel Ramirez Bryan Waite Field Coordinator: Richard Allred Office: EB 115 Telephone: 801-863-6580 Advisors: Lexi Powell Students with last name A-H Shaunna Requilman Office: EB 114a Telephone: 801-863-6555 Students with last name I-O Leslie Hudson Office: EB 114f Telephone: 801-863-8527 Student with last name P-Z Lexi Powell Office: EB 114b Telephone: 801-863-8217 The Professional Teacher Education Program at Utah Valley University is designed to prepare quality, entry-level candidates for teaching in secondary education programs grades 6-12. All students who matriculate in the professional licensure program must have a major in an approved content area. The UVU teacher education initial licensure program is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), the Utah State Office of Education, and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Admission to the Teacher Education Licensure Program is a separate process from and in addition to admission to Utah Valley University. Meeting the minimum requirements qualifies the student to be considered for admission. Licensure in Secondary Education Matriculation Requirements: 1 2 3 4 30 Credits cArEEr opportunItIES Career opportunities result from completion of the UVU Professional Teacher Education Program which qualifies students for a license in Secondary Education. Certain EDSC courses transfer to other institutions offering these programs. Discipline Core Requirements: • EDSC 2540 Minimum ACT Scores GPA of 2.75 or higher A CAAP written exam An interview directed by the Teacher Education Selection and Retention Committee. LIcEnSE School of Education dean: briant J. farnsworth Office: EB117b Telephone: 801-863-8006 Students seeking secondary school licensure in approved content areas complete a major in that area and required coursework in Secondary Education to qualify for a Level I Utah State Professional Educator License for grades 612. Post BS/BA students seeking a secondary teaching license complete education course requirements and content area methods courses to qualify for the Level I Professional Educator License. Baccalaureate degrees (BS and BA) are granted through the content area department and not through the School of Education. Development of the Adolescent Student • EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology • EDSC 3050 Foundations of American Education • EDSC 3250 Instructional Media • EDSC 4200 Classroom Management I • EDSC 4250 Classroom Management II • EDSC 4440 Content Area Reading and Writing • EDSC 4450 Multicultural Instruction/ESL • EDSC 4550 Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment • EDSC 4850 Student Teaching--Secondary (4.0) • EDSP 3400 Exceptional Students 30 Credits 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 See Course Descriptions section of the catalog for detailed course information. This department manages the following course prefixes: - EDSC, Secondary Education LIcEnSE/dEGrEE ArEAS Associate dean: Linda E. pierce Office: EB116a Telephone: 801-863-8095 dean’s Assistant: Wendi hillman Office: EB117 Telephone: 801-863-6543 A Baccalaureate Degree (BS and BA) may be earned in the following content area departments: ASL and Deaf Studies Education, Biology Education, Business Marketing Education, Chemistry/Physics Education, Dance Education, Earth Science Education, English Education, History Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education Teacher Education, Theatre Arts Education, School Health Education, and Spanish Education. Utah Valley University Catalog 2008–2009 153
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