GEOGRAPHY with 8 - 12 Social Studies Certification

School of Education Degree Requirements

A total of 133 semester hours of applicable college credit. No more than 18 semester hours of previously earned lower-level credit may have been taken by correspondence, extension or CLEP.
At least 54 semester hours of upper-level work. Correspondence, extension or CLEP credit cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
At least 30 hours of the degree program, including 12 hours of courses in the major, must be taken in residence at UHCL.
A cumulative GPA of 2.000 on coursework completed at UHCL with grades of "C" or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of "C-" and below can not be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.
All grades must "C-" or better; student must have a 2.5 GPA or higher in 63 hrs. of Social Studies course work and a 3.0 or higher in Pedagogy course work.
Remain continuously enrolled (complete at least one course in a 12 month period) or meet requirements of a later catalog.
Complete the degree within seven years or meet requirements of a later catalog.

Prerequisites To Professional Development/Teacher Education - 6 hours

EDUC 4130 - Theories of Educational Psychology (F/Sp/Su)
SILC 4135 - Theories of American Pluralism (F/Sp/Su)
TASP Test (Texas Academic Skills Program Test)
Public Speaking requirement met (see catalog)
Participation in the ABC Workshop

Required Major Courses - 36 hours

GEOG 3137* - Global Geography
GEOG 4030 - Geography of the United States and Canada
GEOG 4032 - Geography of Latin America
GEOG 4033 - Geography of Texas
GEOG 4034 - Principles of Map Reading and Interpretation
GEOG 4136** - Economic Geography
HIST 3230 - Ancient World
Choose five courses from approved Social Science electives: ANTH 3534, ANTH 3535, ANTH 3537, ANTH 4333, ANTH 4334, ANTH 4532 or ANTH 4633; BIOL 3033, BIOL 3333, BIOL 4131 or BIOL 4233; ENSC 4632, ENSC 4739 or ENSC 4931; ENVR 4133, ENVR 4135, ENVR 4331 or ENVR 4332; GEOL 3034***, GEOL 3035, GEOL 3037, GEOL 4131, GEOL 4222, GEOL 4234 or GEOL 4331***; HIST 4035***, HIST 4234 or any HIST elective; MGMT 3031, MGMT 4431, MGMT 4533 or MGMT 4535; MKTG 3031, MKTG 4531or MKTG 4532; POLS 3532; PSYC 4131, PSYC 4631, PSYC 4632 or PSYC 4836; SOCI 3531, SOCI 3532, SOCI 4132, SOCI 4232, SOCI 4335 or SOCI 4535

Other Required Courses - 19 hours

COMM 3037 INST 3133
EDUC 4010 LLLS 4132 and 4635
Choose one course from: HUMN 3031, HUMN 3033 or HUMN 3035 SPED 4030

Pedagogy - 18 hours (Courses offered fall and spring only)

EDUC 4132 - Professional Seminar
TCED 4631 - Methods in Secondary Social Studies
Must Be Taken Semester Immediately Preceding Final Semester
TCED 4738 - Pre-Service Internship I (Every Wednesday in the field) (Must be a "B-" or better)
Final Semester (Fall or Spring)
TCED 4798 - Pre-Service Internship II (Every day in the field)

Passing scores on the ExCET exams

*Students entering UHCL with GEOG 1303 should replace GEOG 3137 with GEOG 4134.
**Prerequisite for GEOG 4136 is GEOG 1303 or 3137 and ECON 2301 or ECON 2302.
***If lower level equivalent has been taken to meet the core, then choose another elective.