Education, B.A.

General Education Requirements

The General Education requirements for teacher certification are satisfied by the Tulsa Curriculum.

Area of Specialization/Primary Major (40 hours)

The subject area of specialization requires 40 semester hours as specified in Oklahoma Board of Education Approved Programs in Elementary and Secondary Education, which is maintained by the University’s Teacher Certification Officer. Major course requirements are specified on relevant degree program pages:

• Anthropology, B.A.  
• Art, B.A.  
• Art, B.F.A.  
• Biology, B.A.  
• Chemistry, B.A.  
• English, B.A.  
• French, B.A.  
• Geology, B.A.  
• German, B.A.  
• History, B.A.  
• Mathematics, B.A.   
• Political Science, B.A.   
• Physics, B.A.   
• Sociology, B.A.  
• Spanish, B.A.  
• Theatre, B.A.  

Theatre/education majors seeking certification in speech/drama/debate  must meet additional requirements.

Professional Education Courses (31 hours)

• EDUC 1101 Introduction to Education
• EDUC 2103 Foundations of Education
• EDUC 3171 Educational Technology for Instruction
• EDUC 3713 Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
• EDUC 3733 Measurement and Evaluation
• EDUC 4013 Education of the Exceptional Child
• EDUC 4214 Teaching Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools

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• Any two of the following three courses:

• EDUC 4616 Student Teaching in Elementary School
• EDUC 4626 Student Teaching in Middle School
• EDUC 4636 Student Teaching in Senior High School

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• EDUC 4971 Seminar in Student Teaching

Note:

K-12 certification requires EDUC 4616 Student Teaching in Elementary School  and either EDUC 4626 Student Teaching in Middle School  or EDUC 4636 Student Teaching in Senior High School .