General Education Curriculum (45-46)
Refer to the General Education Curriculum (GEC) listed in this catalog.
MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.
Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.
Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.
Required Related Courses (6-21)
Economics (3)
English (3)
Geography (0-6)
History (0-6)
| HIS 2321 | Fundamentals of Early American History | 3 Credits |
| HIS 2324 | Fundamentals of Modern American History | 3 Credits |
(If a student transfers with an AA degree or Texas Core Complete and has not taken HIS 2324, she/he must take it for certification.)
Political Science (0-3)
Major Requirements (37-43)
All history courses in the major must be passed with a grade of “C” or above. Upon obtaining 90 hours, certification students are required to enroll in HIS 4152, History Content Review, until passed successfully. Passing this course requires the student to pass the TExES Practice Exam with a score of 80%. This permits the student to request a bar code from the School of Education enabling her/him to sit for the TExES Content Exam.
History (37-43)
| HIS 2301 | World History to 1648 | 3 Credits |
| HIS 2303 | World History Since 1648 | 3 Credits |
| HIS 3322 | History of Texas | 3 Credits |
| HIS 3345 | Colonial and Revolutionary America | 3 Credits |
| HIS 3380 | Introduction to Historical Methods | 3 Credits |
| HIS 4152 | History Content Review | 1 Credit |
| HIS 4323 | History of Democracy | 3 Credits |
| HIS 4330 | Methods/Strategies Tchg SST Sec Level | 3 Credits |
choose one:
| HIS 3346 | US between 17878-1865 | 3 Credits |
| HIS 4362 | History of the Old South | 3 Credits |
choose one:
| HIS 3347 | Indust and Imperialism in Post-Civil War | 3 Credits |
| HIS 4372 | The New South | 3 Credits |
choose one:
any 9 hours of non-US History
any 3 hours of Latin American History
Education Requirements (26)
To enter the education certification program a student must attain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. A Texas Wesleyan student with the required average will be allowed to begin education courses in the fall of her/his sophomore year; transfer students who have completed 45 hours with the required average will be allowed to begin education classes during her/his first semester at Texas Wesleyan.
Professional Development (10)
| EDU 2100 | Foundations of Education | 1 Credit |
| EDU 3308 | Teaching the Exceptional Child | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3310 | Multicultural Education | 3 Credits |
| EDU 3338 | Computers as Classroom Tool | 3 Credits |
EC-12 Pedagogy (7)
| EDU 3432 | Instr/Assess/Classrm Mgt Sec Sch II | 4 Credits |
| EDU 4331 | Differ Instr Mix-Ability K-12 Classrm | 3 Credits |
Reading (3)
Clinical Teaching (6)
Electives (0-10)
Total Hours (124-136)