Required Course Sequence for Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP)

Cluster I: Educational Foundations Courses

Fall/Spring

21:300:292  Social Foundations in Urban Education (3)

*Gateway course: While in this course students apply to UTEP.

Fall

21:300:295  Adolescent Psychology and the Urban Experience (3)

Spring

21st-Century Urban Educator - three concurrent 1-credit courses

21:300:297  Limited English Proficiency (1)

21:300:298  Students with Disabilities and Gifted and Talented (1)

21:300:299  Literacy/Reading (1)

Cluster II: Developmental Courses

Fall

21:300:410  Information Communication and Technologies for Secondary Education (3)

Spring

21:300:390  Understanding Educational Evaluation (3)

Cluster III: Curriculum and Pedagogy Courses

Fall

21:300:388  Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Classrooms  - Seminar (2 credits) with a following concurrent course specialized disciplinary content area (1 credit):

1. Biological Sciences - 21:300:359 (1)

2. Chemistry - 21:300:360 (1)

Spring

21:300:386  Methods of Teaching Secondary Schools - Seminar (2 credits) with a following concurrent course specialized disciplinary content area (1 credit):

1. Biological Sciences - 21:360:370 (1)

2. Chemistry - 21:300:371 (1)

3. Earth and Environmental Science - 21:300:372 (1)

4. English - 21:300:373 (1)

5. History/Social Studies - 21:300:374 (1)

6. Mathematics - 21:300:375 (1)

7. Physical Science - 21:300:376 (1)

8. Physics - 21:300:377 (1)

9. Portuguese - 21:300:378 (1)

10. Spanish - 21:300:379 (1)

11. Technology Education - 21:300:380 (1)

Teacher candidates are screened to ensure they meet the entry requirements for clinical courses.

Cluster IV: Clinical Courses

Fall - corequisites 

21:300:418  Clinical I: Practicum Seminar (1)

21:300:419  Clinical I: Practicum Experience (2)

Spring - corequisites

21:300:487  Clinical II: Student Teaching Seminar (3)*

21:300:488  Clinical II: Student Teaching Experience (3)**