Majors

The College of Education offers undergraduate majors in two academic departments:

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

and

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Students interested in teacher certification should first decide on what age group of children to teach. Students interested in teaching at the high school level (grades 8-12) will major in the subject area they wish to teach and should contact the department offering the major (English, Math, Music, etc.) of interest. Information about degree programs outside of the College of Education that lead to teacher certification can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Students interested in teachinhg elementary (grades EC-6), middle school (grades 4-8), Health, Physical Education, and Special Education will complete a degree program in the College of Education consisting of required core curriculum, major, pedagogy and professional responsibility courses, as well as support, minor, or second teaching field requirements if necessary. Students seeking teacher certification will need to apply and be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please view the Office of Educator Preparation website for more information.

Majors for students seeking careers in the Health, Fitness, Sports, and Recreation fields are also offered by the College of Education. Graduates of these programs are employed as Athletic Trainers, Rehabilitation Specialists, Coaches, and Personal Trainers -- just to name a few of the possibilities.

Current Advising Worksheets

Select a major from the list below to download an Advising Worksheet that lists all required courses for the degree. These files require Adobe Reader. This software may be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Interdisciplinary Studies majors (Elementary and Middle School Teacher Certification)

EC-6 ESL Generalist

EC-6 ESL Generalist at the Round Rock Higher Education Center

EC-6 Bilingual Generalist

EC-12 Special Education

Grades 4-8 Generalist

Grades 4-8 English/Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies Composite

Grades 4-8 Mathematics

Grades 4-8 Science

Grades 4-8 Math/Science Composite

Health, Physical Education and Recreation majors

Exercise and Sports Science (Non-Teacher Certification)