Teaching and Learning MajorBachelor of Science in Teaching and Learning
Students seeking early
childhood-6 and 4-8 certification must complete the requirements for
the Teaching and Learning major. Students should apply for an
official degree plan as soon as possible but before 60 semester hours
of completed coursework..
The Teaching and Learning major is composed of five components: academic foundations,
pre-professional development courses, specific B.S. and Coordinating Board requirements for mathematics and
science, and the Student Teaching Sequence. This degree requires 120-139 semester hours. Degree
outlines are available online at www.coe.uh.edu/about/teach-ed.
Certificates Available Through Teaching and Learning:
- EC-6 Generalist
- EC-6 Bilingual Generalist
- 4-8 Mathematics
- 4-8 Science
- 4-8 Social Studies
- 4-8 English, Language Arts
- EC-6/EC-12 Special Education
Elementary Teaching Curriculum Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| CHEM 1301. Foundations of Chemistry (Sciences A) |
3 |
| HDFS 1311. Development of Self-Regulated Learning |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2350. Child Development (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Humanities |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| MUSI 4342. Music for Children (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3316. Prekindergarten Curriculum |
3 |
| CUIN 3311. Introduction to Technology for Young Children |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 4303. Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3317. Kindergarten and Elementary School Curriculum |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| ELED 3322. Reading Instruction for Young Children |
3 |
| HLT 3303. Health of the Elementary Child |
3 |
| CUIN 4361. Second Language Methodology |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| ELED 4310. Reading in the Elementary School* |
3 |
| ELED 4311. Science in the Elementary School I |
3 |
| ELED 4314. Mathematics in the Elementary School I |
3 |
| ARED 3305. Art in Elementary Schools |
3 |
| EDUC 4311. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Elementary |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4332. Literary Assessment for Reading and Writing |
3 |
| ELED 4312. Science in the Elementary School II |
3 |
| ELED 4315. Mathematics in the Elementary School II |
3 |
| ELED 4320. Social Studies in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDUC 4312. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
*Spring starters would take one course in previous Winter mini.
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 124
Bilingual Elementary Teaching and Curriculum Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science A) |
3 |
| COMM 1332. Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 4310. History of English Language (Humanities) |
3 |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2350. Child Development (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| MUSI 4342. Music for Children (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3316. Prekindergarten Curriculum |
3 |
| CUIN 3311. Introduction to Technology for Young Children |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 3310. Foundations of Bilingual Education |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3317. Kindergarten and Elementary School Curriculum |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| ELED 3322. Reading Instruction for Young Children |
3 |
| HLT 3303. Health of the Elementary Child |
3 |
| CUIN 3311. Methods of Bilingual Education |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Summer Semester Program
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4304. Language Arts/Reading Methods in Spanish |
3 |
| SPAN ADV (2000-4000 level) |
3 |
| MEX AM ST# |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Winter Mini |
9 |
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| ELED 4310. Reading in the Elementary School* |
3 |
| ELED 4311. Science in the Elementary School I |
3 |
| ELED 4314. Mathematics in the Elementary School I |
3 |
| ARED 3305. Art in Elementary Schools |
3 |
| EDUC 4311. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Elementary |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4332. Literary Assessment for Reading and Writing |
3 |
| ELED 4312. Science in the Elementary School II |
3 |
| ELED 4315. Mathematics in the Elementary School II |
3 |
| ELED 4320. Social Studies in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDUC 4312. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
15 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
*Spring starters would take one course in previous Winter mini.
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 133
Middle School Teaching and Curriculum, Math Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| CHEM 1301. Foundations of Chemistry (Sciences A) |
3 |
| COMM 1332. Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 4310. History of English Language (Humanities) |
3 |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2351. Psychology of Adolescence (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| MATH 3303. Elements of Algebra and Number Theory |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3221. Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades |
3 |
| CUIN 3121. Education Technology for Adolescents I |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 4303. Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3333. Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| CUIN 3347. Reading in the Content Areas |
3 |
| HLT 3304. Adolescent Health |
3 |
| MATH 3304. Elements of Mathematical Analysis |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4344. Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-8 |
3 |
| MATH 3305. Formal and Informal Geometry |
3 |
| MATH 3306. Problem Solving in Mathematics |
3 |
| EDUC 4324. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: MS |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4349. Teaching Geometry Concepts Grades 6-12 |
3 |
| CUIN 4351. Developing Proportional Reasoning |
3 |
| ELED 4315. Mathematics in the Elementary School II |
3 |
| Content 5 (3 hours upper division math, per advisor) |
3 |
| EDUC 4325. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 121
Middle School Teaching and Curriculum, Science Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| CHEM 1301. Foundations of Chemistry (Sciences A) |
3 |
| COMM 1332. Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 4310. History of English Language (Humanities) |
3 |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2351. Psychology of Adolescence (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| BIOL 1361. Introduction to Biological Science |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3221. Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades |
3 |
| CUIN 3121. Education Technology for Adolescents I |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 4303. Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3333. Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| CUIN 3347. Reading in the Content Areas |
3 |
| HLT 3304. Adolescent Health |
3 |
| GEOL 1376. Historical Geology |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4325. Teaching Sciences in Grades 4-8 |
3 |
| PHYS 1305 or 1306. Astronomy |
3 |
| Content 4 (3 hours upper division science per advisor) |
3 |
| EDUC 4324. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: MS |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4326. Teaching Science in Grades 4-8 II |
3 |
| SEDE 4309. Teaching Science in Secondary School |
3 |
| Content 5 (3 hours upper division science per advisor) |
3 |
| EDUC 4325. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 121
Middle School Teaching and Curriculum, ELA Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| CHEM 1301. Foundations of Chemistry (Sciences A) |
3 |
| COMM 1332. Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 4310. History of English Language (Humanities) |
3 |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2351. Psychology of Adolescence (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| ENGL 4300. Introduction to the Study of Language |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3221. Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades |
3 |
| CUIN 3121. Education Technology for Adolescents I |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 4303. Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3333. Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| CUIN 3347. Reading in the Content Areas |
3 |
| HLT 3304. Adolescent Health |
3 |
| ENGL 4319. English in Secondary School |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3346. Teaching the Writing Process |
3 |
| ENGL 3350- 3351. (Choose 2) or Literature Elective |
3 |
| Content 4 (3 hours upper division science per advisor) |
3 |
| EDUC 4324. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Middle School |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| SEDE 4312. Teaching English in the Secondary School |
3 |
| 3 hours. Content Methods, per advisor |
3 |
| CUIN 4332. Corrective and Remedial Reading |
3 |
| EDUC 4325. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 121
Middle School Teaching and Curriculum, Social Studies Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I |
3 |
| MATH 1311. Elementary Math Modeling |
3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 |
3 |
| CHEM 1301. Foundations of Chemistry (Sciences A) |
3 |
| COMM 1332. Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II |
3 |
| MATH 1312. Introduction to Mathematics |
3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States since 1877 |
3 |
| BIOL 1310. General Biology (Science B) |
3 |
| HDFS 1300. Development of Contemporary Families (WID) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 1, Spring |
15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| ENGL 4310. History of English Language (Humanities) |
3 |
| MATH 2311. Intro to Probability & Statistics (Inst. Des.Opt./Math 3) |
3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. & Texas Constitutions and Politics |
3 |
| GEOL 1330. Physical Geology (Science C) |
3 |
| PSYC 2351. Psychology of Adolescence (Social Sciences) |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Fall |
15 |
Spring Semester
| Courses | Hours |
| MATH 2303. Concepts in Algebra (Math 4) |
3 |
| POLS 1337. U. S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts |
3 |
| (Science D) Choose from suggested list |
3 |
| (Visual and Performing Arts) |
3 |
| EPSY 3300. Educational Psychology |
3 |
| ECON 2301. Economic Concepts and Issues |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 2, Spring |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Third Year
Fall Semester - Pre-Teaching
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3221. Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades |
3 |
| CUIN 3121. Education Technology for Adolescents I |
1 |
| ELED 3320. Survey of Literature for Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| EPSY 3360. Special Populations |
3 |
| CUIN 4303. Second Language Acquisition |
3 |
| CUIN 3397. Urban Child Course |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Fall: Pre-Teaching |
16 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester - Developing Teaching*
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 3333. Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners |
3 |
| CUIN 4315. Assessment of Children |
3 |
| CUIN 4375. Classroom Management |
3 |
| CUIN 3347. Reading in the Content Areas |
3 |
| HLT 3304. Adolescent Health |
3 |
| GEOG 2340. World Realms |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 3, Spring: Developing Teaching |
18 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Fourth Year
Fall Semester - Teaching Residency 1
| Courses | Hours |
| SEDE 4311. Teaching Social Studies in Secondary School |
3 |
| HIST 2343. Texas since 1865 |
3 |
| HIST 3379. World Civilization to 1500 |
3 |
| EDUC 4324. Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Middle School |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Fall Student Teaching Res. 1 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
Spring Semester -Student Teaching Residency 2
| Courses | Hours |
| CUIN 4336. Popular Culture/Media in Education |
3 |
| CUIN 4337. Issues in Social Education OR CUIN 4329. Technology in Social Education |
3 |
| HIST 3380. World Civilization since 1500 |
3 |
| EDUC 4325. Student Teaching |
3 |
| Total hours for Year 4, Spring Student Teaching Res. 2 |
12 |
BENCHMARK CHECKPOINT
TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: 121
Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates