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USF 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 134-138

Department of Secondary Education

Course Descriptions - Faculty
Academic Learning Compacts - Foreign Language Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Science Education

The following programs are housed in the Department of Secondary Education:

The undergraduate programs offered by the department are designed to prepare students to meet Florida teacher certification requirements and to become highly competent secondary teachers. Specialized courses in the teaching of mathematics, science, and social science are also offered for students majoring in elementary, early childhood, and special education.

Please be advised that program and/or course requirements are subject to change, per state legislative mandates, Florida State Department of Education program approval standards, and accreditation criteria.

ENGLISH EDUCATION with ESOL Endorsment

Printable Degree Requirements

Requirements for the B.S. Degree (BEN): In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete “Preliminary Requirements for Students entering Teacher Education Programs.”

The College of Education offers a full ESOL Endorsement for all English Education major graduates. The special requirements for ESOL endorsement through infusion are as follows: Successful completion of (1) FLE 4317 and FLE 4316 with a minimum grade of 70% or better on part one and part two of the ESOL Comprehensive Exam administered in the two ESOL courses; (2) a 20-hour early ESOL field experience in FLE 4317; (3) a late ESOL field experience where students plan, implement, and evaluate lessons for one or more ESOL students over 10 days; and (4) an ESOL binder, containing all ESOL-related assignments taken in the College of Education and an ESOL-performance Standards Checklist that documents the completion of the necessary number of standards.

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.

Recommended Courses:

Professional Education (23 credit hours):

Specialization (45 credit hours):

Additional Specialization (24 credit hours):

LAE 4530 and LAE 4335 must be taken in the Fall or Spring immediately proceeding internship. LAE 4323 must be taken prior to LAE 4530. LAE 4464 must be taken concurrently with LAE 4323.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION with ESOL Endorsment

Printable Degree Requirements
Academic Learning Compact - Foreign Language Education

Requirements for the B.S. Degree (BFS/BFF/BFI/BFG/BFR): In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete “Preliminary Requirements for Students entering Teacher Education Programs.” A minimum of 30 credit hours beyond intermediate course requirements must be earned in the foreign language. Programs are available for Spanish (BFS), French (BFF), Italian (BFI), German (BFG) and Russian (BFR).

The College of Education offers a full ESOL Endorsement for all Foreign Language Education major graduates. The special requirements for ESOL endorsement through infusion are as follows: Successful completion of (1) FLE 4317 and FLE 4316 with a minimum grade of 70% or better on part one and part two of the ESOL Comprehensive Exam administered in the two ESOL courses; (2) a 20-hour early ESOL field experience in FLE 4317; (3) a late ESOL field experience where students plan, implement, and evaluate lessons for one or more ESOL students over 10 days; and (4) an ESOL binder, containing all ESOL-related assignments taken in the College of Education and an ESOL-performance Standards Checklist that documents the completion of the necessary number of standards. FLE students must also take ESOL 2, which is not part of the ESOL requirement for the FLE program, but does meet the reading requirement.

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.

Professional Education (33 credit hours):

Teaching Specialization (42 credit hours):

  1. Foreign language (30)
    Conversation and Composition (12)
    Literature (6)
    Culture and Civilization (6)
    Linguistics (3)
    Exit requirement language course (3)
  2. Foreign Language Education
    12 credit hours in methods of teaching a language at the elementary and secondary levels, including a practicum.
    Fall Term:
    FLE 4314 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Elementary School (3)
    Spring Term:
    FLE 4333 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Secondary School (3)
    FLE 4370 Practicum in Foreign Language Teaching in the Secondary School (3)
    Summer Term:
    FLE 4290 Technology in the Foreign and Second Language Classroom (3)

Mathematics Education

Printable Degree Requirements
Academic Learning Compact - Mathematics Education

Requirements for the B.S. Degree (BMA): In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete “Preliminary Requirements for Students entering Teacher Education Programs (see statement under main college heading).”

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.

Professional Education (32 credit hours):

Specialization (30-31 credit hours):

Additional Specialization (15 credit hours):

Science Education

Printable Degree Requirements
Academic Learning Compact - Science Education

Requirements for the B.S. Degree (BSB, BSC, BSY): In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete “Preliminary Requirements for Students entering Teacher Education Programs.”

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.

For Biology Teacher Education -

For Chemistry Teacher Education -

For Physics Teacher Education-

Professional Education Core for all Tracks (29 credit hours):
The required courses in the professional education core are as follows:

Biology Education
Prerequisites (38 credit hours):

Specialization (33 credit hours):

Additional Requirements MAC 2281 Engineering Calculus I (4)

Chemistry Education
Prerequisites (39 credit hours):

Specialization (32 credit hours):

Physics Education
Prerequisites (33 credit hours):

Specialization (30 credit hours):

*May be part of General Education Requirements

Social Science Education

Printable Degree Requirements
Academic Learning Compact - Social Science Education

Requirements for the B.S. Degree (BSS): In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete “Preliminary Requirements for Students entering Teacher Education Programs.” It is recommended that students pursue a double major in Social Science Education with History or one of the Social Sciences.

Prerequisites (State Mandated Common Prerequisites): These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.

*Only courses with the prefixes MGF, MTG, MAC, and STA will qualify for the courses in mathematics. MGF 1106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I meets the intent of the program approval rule with respect to the inclusion of geometry in the mathematics requirement.

The following are the courses recommended by the Social Science Education department to fulfil the State Mandated Common Prerequisites:

  1. POS 2041 American National Government
    or
    POS 2080 American Political Tradition
  2. ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology
    or
    ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
  3. GEA 2000 Global Geography
  4. ECO 1000 Basic Economics
    or
    ECO 2013 Macroeconomics
  5. SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology
    or
    SYG 2010 Contemporary Sociology

Professional Education Core (17 credit hours):

Social Sciences Specialization (48 credit hours):

Social Science Education (27 credit hours):

*SSE 4333 must be successfully completed prior to SSE 4335.

**Only SSE 4936 can be taken at the same time as SSE 4940.

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