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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES TO THE MIDDLE GRADES, SECONDARY,
AND ALL-LEVEL TEACHER
CERTIFICATION IN
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
Dean Manuel J. Justiz of the College of Education has filed with the secretary
of the Faculty Council the following changes to the teacher certification in
the College of Education chapter in the Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2008. The
faculty of the school approved the proposed changes on September 9, 2005. The
dean approved the proposed changes on September 12, 2005, and submitted the changes
to the secretary on September 13, 2005. The secretary has classified this proposal
as legislation of exclusive application and primary interest to a single college
or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications on
November 29, 2005, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate Degree Program
Review from the Office of the General Faculty on December 5, 2005. The committee
forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the General Faculty on December
12, 2005, recommending approval. The authority to grant final approval on behalf
of the General Faculty resides with the Faculty Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by
the date specified below, the legislation will be held to have
been approved by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the prescribed
period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council
at its next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a
member of the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the
General Faculty by noon on January 6, 2006.
<signed>
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council Web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on December 15, 2005. Paper copies are available on request from the Office
of the General Faculty, WMB 2.102, F9500.
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CHANGES TO THE MIDDLE GRADES, SECONDARY,
AND
ALL-LEVEL TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2006-2008
| On pages 115-116, under the heading DEGREES, in the College
of Education chapter of the Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006, make the
following changes: |
MIDDLE GRADES, SECONDARY, AND ALL-LEVEL TEACHER CERTIFICATION
All middle grades (grades four through eight), secondary (grades eight through
twelve), and all-level (prekindergarten through grade twelve) teacher certification
programs are based on degrees with academic majors in the student’s chosen
teaching field. Certification requirements for students seeking middle grades,
secondary, and all-level teacher certification include all the courses required
for the student’s major in the College of [ Communication,] Education, Fine
Arts, Liberal Arts, [ or] Natural Sciences , or the Jackson School of
Geosciences,
as well as the preprofessional and professional education courses.
Students pursuing middle grades or secondary teacher certification in mathematics,
computer science, or [ composite] science must follow the curriculum prescribed
by the UTeach-Natural Sciences program, a collaborative partnership between the
College of Education and the College of Natural Sciences. Program advising is
housed in the College of Natural Sciences. Information is available from the
College of Natural Sciences Office of Special Projects and at http://www.uteach.utexas.edu/.
Students pursuing middle grades or secondary teacher certification in English
language arts and reading, history, languages other than English, or [ composite]
social studies must follow the curriculum prescribed by the UTeach-Liberal Arts
program, a collaborative partnership between the College of Education and the
College of Liberal Arts. Program advising is housed in the College of Liberal
Arts. Information is available from the College of Liberal Arts Office of Special
Projects and at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/students/programs/uteach/index.html.
[ Students who are interested in secondary certification in journalism or speech
should consult an adviser in the College of Communication.]
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Information about legal requirements for certification to teach is available
from the teacher certification officer, George I. Sánchez Building 216,
or from the State Board for Educator Certification. Application for the certificate
should be made at the Certification Office, George I. Sánchez Building
216. State of Texas teacher certification requirements are governed by the State
Board for Educator Certification and are subject to change. Students must adhere
to current certification requirements, even if they differ from those listed
in a University catalog.
In accordance with state law , the commissioner of education may suspend
or revoke a teaching certificate or refuse to issue a teaching certificate for
a person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor for a crime that directly
relates to the duties and responsibilities of the teaching profession.
Students who have completed all necessary academic requirements for certification
must also achieve a [ satisfactory] passing level of performance
on the required state certification examinations. In addition, students seeking
bilingual education certification or certification to teach French or Spanish
in elementary or secondary school must earn a passing score at the advanced level
on the Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT) in the
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appropriate language.
MINIMUM SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the minimum coursework and scholastic requirements for
the degree, students seeking middle grades, secondary, and all-level certification
must meet other requirements to take the prescribed work in professional development.
Admission to the professional development sequence is restricted; information
about admission requirements is available in the Office of the Dean, George I.
Sánchez Building 216.
TEACHING FIELDS
All candidates for middle grades, secondary, and all-level teaching certificates
must earn a degree in their primary teaching field by meeting all of the requirements
for the appropriate major. While completing these requirements, the certification
student must take a core set of courses in the major that fulfill certification
requirements. This certification core includes at least twenty-four semester
hours in a single teaching field or forty-eight semester hours in a composite
teaching field, and incorporates the state-specified essential [elements of]
knowledge and skills needed for successful teaching in the field. Often, the
student’s major department requires more than these twenty-four semester
hours, but the certification core in the major field must be taken.
Students seeking middle grades certification may choose from the following
teaching fields: English language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics,
and science. Students seeking secondary certification may choose from the following
teaching fields: science, social studies, computer science, English language
arts and reading, history, [journalism,] and mathematics[,
and speech]. Students
seeking all-level teacher certification may choose from the following teaching
fields: art, kinesiology, languages other than English (French, German, Latin,
or Spanish), music, special education, and theatre arts.
RATIONALE:
Currently the College of Communication has plans to develop a UTeach Communications
program for Journalism and Speech teacher certification. This is only in the
planning stages at this time.
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