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Elementary

See the supplemental requirements for elementary applicants Word Document.

Note: Each of the below courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better. Content Preparation courses, in combination, must be passed with a 2.75 GPA or better.

Content Preparation Requirements for ALL Elementary TEP Students (15 semester hours)

  • ED 341, Teaching Beginning Reading, Grades K-3 (3 semester hours)
  • ED 342, Science for Elementary School Teachers (3 semester hours)
  • ED 343, Math for Elementary School Teachers (3 semester hours)
  • ED 344, Social Studies for Elementary School Teachers (3 semester hours)
  • HPE 233, Physical Education: Elementary (3 semester hours)

Content Preparation Electives for Elementary TEP students

  • ED 346, Teaching Children's Literature (3 semester hours)
  • DNCE 419, Dance in Education (3 semester hours)
  • MUS 419, Music for Elementary Teachers (3 semester hours)

Secondary Social Studies (History, Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology)

See the supplements requirements for Social Studies Word Document.

Note: Content preparation courses, in combination, must be passed with a 2.75 GPA or better.

  • Hist 380, 381, 382 or 383 (3): US History (1620-1789), US History (1790-1865), US History (1866-1929), US History (1930-1980)
  • Anth 386: Hawaiian Culture Before 1819 (3), Geog 332: Geography of the Hawaiian Islands (3), or Hist 374: History of Hawaii (3)

Non-English Majors seeking English Licensure (Speech Communication, Journalism, and Related Majors)

See the supplemental requirements for Non-English Majors.Word Document

Note: Content preparation courses, in combination, must be passed with a 2.75 GPA or better.

Literature Survey (6 semester hours)

Choose one sequence:

  • Eng 251-252, Major Works of British Literature (6 semester hours)
  • Eng 253-254, World Literature (6 semester hours)
  • Eng 351-352, Survey of American Literature (6 semester hours)

English Composition (3 semester hours)

Choose one course:

  • Eng 215, Writing for Humanities and Social Sciences (3 semester hours)
  • Eng 315, Advanced Composition (3 semester hours)
  • Eng 482, Teaching Composition (3 semester hours)

Language (3 semester hours)

Choose one course:

  • Eng 320, History of the English Language (3 semester hours)
  • Eng/Ling 324, Modern English Grammar and Usage (3 semester hours)
  • Eng 347, Pidgins and Creoles (3 semester hours)
  • Ling 102, Introduction to Linguistics (3 semester hours)
  • Ling 121, Introduction to Language (3 semester hours)

Shakespeare (3 semester hours)

Choose one course:

  • Eng 461, Shakespeare (3 semester hours)
  • Eng 462, Shakespeare II (3 semester hours)

Note: Some of the above courses have prerequisites, thereby adding to the total credit hour admission requirements.