Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Education (Bilingual/Biliteracy Education; Teacher Certification in Early Childhood through Grade Six Core Subjects with Bilingual-Spanish)

Minimum required: 121 semester credit hours

Admission Requirements

  1. All students pursuing teacher certification must apply and be accepted to the Office of Educator Preparation.

General Requirements

  1. To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have an Overall GPA of at least 2.75, as well as grades of “C” or better in all courses within the Major(s), Teaching Field(s), Certification area(s), and/or in the Education Minor.
  2. Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course but will be required to earn an additional free elective, if needed, to reach the 120 minimum total hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
  3. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

  4. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program. Based on information recorded in your criminal history, you may be ineligible for issuance of a teaching certificate upon completion of the Educator Preparation Program. If you have a criminal history, you may obtain a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation from TEA. For more information, go to:  https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.

Course Requirements

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
US 11001ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302])3
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301])3POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305])3
MATH 1312, 1315, or 1319 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN MATH 1342, MATH 1314, or MATH 1324])3GS 2310 or PHYS 1365 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 )3
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306])3COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1315])3
GS 2310 or PHYS 1365 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030)3MATH 2311 (TCCN MATH 1350)3
GEO 1310 or ANTH 1312 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN GEOG 1303 or ANTH 2351])3ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315)3
 16 18
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or 2306])3American History Component Code 0603
MATH 2312 (TCCN MATH 1351)3ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328]3
American History Component Code 0603ARTT 3370, MU 3370, TH 3370, ESS 3321, or PH 33213
GS 33103SPAN 3308 or 33073
CI 23113RDG 43203
 15 15
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
CI 23553Bilingual Field-Based Block I:15
ECE 43003 
ECE 43013 
CI 33383 
SPED 43443 
SPAN 3309 or 33713 
 CI 43553
 18 18
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Bilingual Field-Based Block II:15EDST 46876
  
  
  
  
 15 6
Total Hours: 121
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While not recommended, previously completed courses in some areas can be substituted for the following degree requirements:

SPAN 1410SPAN 1420SPAN 2310, and SPAN 2320 are prerequisites for SPAN 3307 SPAN 3308.