Secondary Education Major
Secondary education (grades 8 to 12) is designed for students who want to teach in a specific content area (science, social studies or language arts) in a high school setting.
Total Semester Hours Required for Degree: 124-128
TCU Core Curriculum: 39 hours
Secondary School Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities: 22 hours
EDUC 30143
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Child and Adolescent Development
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EDUC 30123
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Educational Psychology
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EDSP 30603
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Study of Exceptional Students
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EDSE 30013
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Professional Roles and Responsibilities
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EDSE 50023
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Effective Teaching and Classroom Implementation
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EDSE 30001
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Professional Practice Seminar*
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EDSE 40980
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Student Teaching in the Secondary/Middle School (6 hours)
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*This seminar must be taken the semester prior to student teaching.
Associated Requirements: 12 hours
EDUC 20003
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Critical Investigation: Teaching and Learning
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EDUC 30113
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Introduction to Educational Technology
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EDSE 40213
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Promoting Literacy in the Content Areas
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EDSP 50663
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Motivating and Managing Students in the Classroom
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English/Language Arts, Reading and ESL
Select 3 hours from:
ENGL 10103
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Introduction to Fiction
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ENGL 10113
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Introduction to Poetry
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ENGL 10123
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Introduction to Drama
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ENGL 10203
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Introduction to Creative Writing
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Select 6 hours from English Major: Area A - American Literature
Select 6 hours from English Major: Area B - British Literature
Select 9 hours from English Major: Area C - Writing
Select 6 hours from English Major: Area D - Theory
EDSE 50173
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Development of Written Communication
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EDSE 50153
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Literature for Adolescents
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EDSE 50223
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Practicum in Reading and ESL
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EDUC 50503
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Developing Communication Competencies of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
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EDUC 50513
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Curriculum and Instruction in the Second Language Learning Classroom
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EDUC 50003
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Diversity in American Education
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Life Science
BIOL 10003
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Contemporary Issues in Biology
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BIOL 10504
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Introduction to Biology I
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BIOL 10514
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Introduction to Biology II
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BIOL 30403
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Ecology and Environment
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BIOL 30603
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Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
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BIOL 20233
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Basic Microbiology
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BIOL 30703
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Plan Systematics
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BIOL 30613
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Natural History
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Select two courses from:
BIOL 40313
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Biogeography
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BIOL 50246
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Biodiversity (2 semesters)
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BIOL 40443
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Environmental Biology
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BIOL 30233
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Economic Botany
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BIOL 30404
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Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
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BIOL 20204
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Anatomy and Physiology
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MATH 10524
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Calculus I or
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MATH 20524
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Calculus II
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CHEM 10113-10125
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General Chemistry
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EDSE 40453
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Methods for Teaching Secondary Science
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Physical Science
GEOL 30113
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Weather and Climate
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ENSC 10143
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Contemporary Environmental Issues
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CHEM 10113-10125
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General Chemistry
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CHEM 30122
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Organic Chemistry Lab
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CHEM 30123
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Organic Chemistry
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CHEM
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Upper level elective
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PHYS 10154-10164
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General Physics I and II or
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PHYS 20474-20484
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Physics I and II
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PHYS 10273
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Astronomy: Earth and Planets (GA*)
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PHYS 10283
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Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
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PHYS 30014
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Materials Science
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MATH 10524
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Calculus I or
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MATH 20524
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Calculus II
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EDSE 40453
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Methods for Teaching Secondary Science
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Social Studies
HIST 10203
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Europe to 1348
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HIST 10213
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Europe 1348 to 1789
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HIST 10223
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Europe 1789 to Present
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HIST 10923
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Latin American History: Colonial or
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HIST 10933
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Latin American Civilization and Culture from 1830 or
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HIST 30993
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History of Mexico
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HIST 10953
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Asian Civilization Since 1500 or
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HIST 10613
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Modern Middle East
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HIST 40743
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History of Texas
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POSC 10133
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American and Texas Government or
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POSC 20144
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Practicing American and Texas Government
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POSC 20203
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Introduction to Political Theory
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POSC 31XX3
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American Politics Elective
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ECON 10223
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Introductory Microeconomics
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ECON 10233
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Introductory Macroeconomics
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ECON, HIST or POSC
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Upper level elective
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GEOG 10003
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World Regional Geography (GA*)
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GEOG 20013
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Human Geography or
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GEOG 30723
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Cultural Geography or
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GEOG 30713
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Urban Geography or
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GEOG 30513
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Geography of the U.S.
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SOCI 20213
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Introduction to Sociology
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SOCI 30343
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American Minority Groups or
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EDUC 50003
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Diversity in American Education
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EDSE 40463
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Methods for Teaching Secondary Social Studies
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