Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in Communication Studies (Teacher Certification in Speech, Grades Seven through Twelve)

Minimum required: 120 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. 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.

  2. In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Communication Studies with Teacher Certification requires three additional hours of English literature, three additional hours of math/science/logic/computer science courses, six hours of 2000-level modern language courses, and a minor. For this program, the additional math/science/logic/computer science course may be satisifed by COMM 3301, and the second major in Education fulfills the minor requirement.
  3. The core courses required of all Communication Studies students are COMM 1310, COMM 2315, COMM 2330, COMM 2338, COMM 3301 and COMM 3302.
  4. A second major in Education is required.
  5. 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.
  6. This degree program is designed to prepare students for secondary teacher certification in Speech and requires that students pursue a double major by delcaring and completing requirements for both the major in Communication Studies and the major in Education. The following courses are requiremed for the major in Education: 
    CI 2310Education for Change3
    CI 3325Adolescents and Society3
    CI 4332Secondary Teaching: Curriculum and Technology3
    CI 4343Instructional Strategies for the Secondary Teacher3
    CI 3340Teaching for Linguistic Diversity3
    SPED 4344Educating Students with Mild Disabilities3
    CI 4370Building Relationships in the Secondary Classroom3
    CI 4372Teaching in Communities3
    RDG 3323Teaching Literacies in the Content Areas3
    EDST 4681Student Teaching 7-126
    Total Hours33
  7. 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/.
  8. For transfer students, 6 semester credit hours in Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Associate of Arts in Teaching Field of Study and be applied to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Education at Texas State University.  More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list.
    CI 2310Education for Change3
    TCCN: EDUC 1301
    SPED 4344Educating Students with Mild Disabilities3
    TCCN: EDUC 2301
  9. For transfer students, 12 semester credit hours in Communications (or equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Communications Field of Study (FOS) and be applied to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communication Studies at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list. In the case where there is no Texas State University course number equivalent to a TCCN number, an elective will be counted.
    COMM 1310Fundamentals of Human Communication3
    TCCN: SPCH 1311
    COMM 2338Public Speaking3
    TCCN: SPCH 1315
    COMM 2315Interpersonal Communication3
    TCCN: SPCH 1318
    COMM Elective3
    TCCN: SPCH 1321
    Total Hours12
  10. The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours.

Course Requirements

FreshmanHours
COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311])3
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301])3
ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302])3
Mathematics Component Code 0203
US 11001
POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306])3
POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305])3
COMM 23153
COMM 23383
ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [HUMA 1315])3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803
 31
SophomoreHours
ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094/040)6
COMM 23303
American History Component Code 0606
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0306
Modern Language 14104
Modern Language 14204
CI 23103
 32
JuniorHours
COMM 33013
COMM 33023
COMM 33453
CI 33253
CI 33403
CI 43323
CI 43433
SPED 43443
Choose one of the following:3
 
 
 
 
Modern Language 23103
COMM Advanced Elective6
 36
SeniorHours
COMM 43103
Modern Language 23203
CI 43703
CI 43723
RDG 33233
EDST 46816
 21
Total Hours: 120