General Education Curriculum (36)

For the full General Education Curriculum Policy and Requirements, refer to the GEC listed in this catalog.

MAT 1302 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.

Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.

Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.

Language Literacy (12)

English

one of the following courses:

Speech (3)

Analytic Literacy (7)

Mathematics (3)

MAT 1302, MAT 1304 (if allowable by major), or any math course with MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 or higher as a prerequisite.

Note: MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Arts and Sciences except for the programs in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics. MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Education. MAT 1304 is not acceptable for any program in the School of Business and Professional Programs.

Science (4)

Choose 1 of the following courses with accompanying lab:

Cultural Literacy (9)

Choose (3) hours from one of the following:

FAR, MUS, or THA

Choose (3) hours from any of the following:

Social Literacy (8)

Choose any two of the following courses with at least two different academic areas represented:

Major Requirements (55)

All history courses in the major must be passed with a grade of “C” or above. Upon obtaining 90 hours, certification students are required to enroll in HIS 4152, History Content Review, until passed successfully. Passing this course requires the student to pass the TExES Practice Exam with a score of 75%. This permits the student to request a bar code from the School of Education enabling her/him to sit for the TExES Content Exam.

Economics

English

Geography

Political Science

History

choose one:

choose one:

choose one:

choose one:

Students will choose between the following two options:

Any 6 hours of non-US history and 6 hours in one foreign language. For alternatives, refer to the Foreign Language Requirement section in this catalog. 

OR

One of the following:

Education Requirements (22)

To enter the education certification program a student must attain a 2.5 cumulative GPA. A Texas Wesleyan student with the required average will be allowed to begin education courses in the fall of their sophomore year; transfer students who have completed 45 hours with the required average will be allowed to begin education classes during their first semester at Texas Wesleyan.

Professional Development

EC-12 Pedagogy

Reading

Clinical Teaching

Electives (7)

Electives will be required if the student has not met a minimum of 120 hours in the program.  It is recommended that students choosing the foreign language option above, minor in that lanugage.

Electives for history majors should be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor and selected with the student's future career plans in mind.

Total Hours (120)