General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

Web Address: www.gse.utah.edu/TandL/index.html

Interim Department Chair, Sherry Southerland, Ph.D. 

Faculty

Professors.  D. Kauchak, C. Kennedy, S. Wade. 

Associate Professors. J. Dole,  S. Southerland, N. Winitzky. 

Assistant Professor. N. Ares. 

Clinical Associate Professor. E. Swan 

Clinical Instructors. C. Allen, A. Battaglia, M. Burbank, P. McCandless, K. O'Brien, G. Post, C. Shepard 

Undergraduate Program

Director of Teacher Licensure, Charlene Shepard, 142 Milton Bennion Hall, 581-7985. 

The Department of Teaching & Learning offers a bachelor's degree program in elementary education as well as course work for licensure of early childhood (Pre K-3), elementary (1-6) and secondary (6-12) teachers. All programs have been accredited by the Utah State Office of Education (USOE). 

Admission.  Enrollment in the teacher education programs is limited and admission is competitive. The Department of Teaching & Learning admits students to the Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Teacher Education programs once a year. 

Prior to applying to the secondary education program, students are required to enroll in T L 2100, Introduction to Teaching, and the Ethnic Studies prerequisite to ECS 4150, Introduction to Multicultural education.  Preferably, students should take these courses during either their sophomore or junior years.  Students seeking admission to the elementary education program should begin admission procedures at the end of fall semester during their second year of study at the University of Utah. 

Students who wish to apply for admission to these programs should contact the Department of Teaching and Learning  for current program and formal application requirements. 

The Department of Teaching & Learning together with the Department of Family and Consumer Studies offers a state approved post baccalaureate/ graduate licensing  program in early childhood teacher education. Successful completion of the program leads to recommendation for (Pre K-3) licensure. 

Students must first earn a B.A. or B.S. equivalent to the human development and family studies degree from the Department of Family and Consumer Studies. (For further information, see Family and Consumer Studies in the Courses section of this catalog.) Enrollment is limited and admission is competitive. Students may seek a graduate degree simultaneously with the early childhood license program.  Admission to the graduate program is by separate application. Please contact The Department of Teaching and Learning for information on current program and admission requirements.

Although admission to the teacher licensure post baccalaureate phase of the program is limited, there are no restrictions on enrollment for the human development and family studies major offered in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies. Those students who complete the bachelor's degree in human development and family studies and are not admitted to the post-baccalaureate/graduate licensure program will still be able to work in pre-K non-public school settings based on their undergraduate qualifications. 

Students interested in the program should contact the Department of Teaching  & Learning, 142 Milton Bennion Hall, or the student adviser in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies, 232 Alfred Emery Building (225 S. 1400 E., 
Rm. 232, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0080). 

Utah State Office of Education (USOE) Requirements
Utah law (UCA 53A-3-410) requires University students to receive background checks and fingerprinting clearance prior to having significant unsupervised access to children in school settings.  Students should contact the Department of Teaching & Learning to obtain information about when and how to obtain background and fingerprinting clearance. 

State and Federal Teacher Testing Requirement
The federal government, under Title II of the Higher Education Act (2000), is requiring all states to report teacher candidate performance on standardized tests measures.  To comply with this requirement, the Utah State Office of Education is requiring all state teacher education candidates to take the Praxis II - Principles of Learning and Teaching test. Specifically, upon successful completion of a student's pre-service teacher preparation program, the preparing institution will recommend the student for a Level 1 teaching license which is valid  for three years.  Teacher candidates are then required to take the test within one year after completing their pre-service preparation program.  Teacher education students graduating after January 1, 2002, are required to take the test in order to establish state norms and a state "cut-off score" for acceptable performance.  Teacher education students graduating after January 1, 2003, must take and pass the exam in order to become eligible to advance to a Level 2 teaching license. 

Early Childhood Education

I. Program Requirements 

A.  General Education Requirements (approximately 36 hours). Refer to 
the Undergraduate Studies Bulletin for information on meeting University 
general education requirements. It is recommended that students take MATH 
1050 to meet B.S. requirements, as it is a prerequisite for the mathematics 
sequence. 

B. Supporting Professional Courses (39-42 hours). Students who wish to 
pursue the early childhood specialization should take these courses from among the options available from within the human development and family studies major. 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
ED PS 4110	Learning & Literacy	3	HI
ECS 4111	School & Society	3	HI
FCS 3240 or ECS 4150 (course has ETHNC prereq)	Ethnic Minority Families Intro to Multicultural Ed	3	DV
T L 5140	Educational Applications of Technology	3
MATH 1050	Prereq to Math Sequence	* must complete with a grade of C or better	QA
MATH 4010	Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics I	4	QA & QB & QI
MATH 4020	Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics II	4	QA & QB & QI
T L 5/6120	Children's Literature	3
SP ED 5/6010	School, Home, and Community Partnerships	3
ESS 3500	Physical Education for Elementary Schools	3
H EDU 3090	Health Education in Elementary Schools	2
ART 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Art	2
DANCE 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Dance	2
MUSIC 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Music	2
THEAT 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Theatre	2

II. Department of Family and Consumer Studies Requirements (47 hours). Human development and family studies (HDFS) major. 

A. Department Core 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
FCS 3200	Research Methods: FCS	4
FCS 3210	Statistics in FCS	4	QB & QF

B. HDFS Major Core 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
FCS 1500	Human Development	3	BF

Choose one of the following three: 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
FCS 1400	Intro to Consumer Policy	3	BF
FCS 3600	Home and Community Environments	3
FCS 3450	Family Economic Issues Across the Life Course	3	BF  & QI

 C. Human Development Courses 
 

Course	Title	Credits
FCS 3220	Development in Infancy & Childhood	3
FCS 2610	Understanding Children	3
FCS 5170	Creativity & Cognition in Young Children	3

D. Family Studies Courses 
 

Course	Title	Credits
FCS 3180	Home, School, and Community Relations	3
FCS 3270	Parent-Childhood Internship	3

E. Early Childhood Practicum Courses 
 

Course	Title	Credits
FCS 2620	Child Development Practicum	(3 x 3)
FCS 5190	Early Childhood Internship	6

III. Early Childhood Licensure Program in the Department of
Teaching & Learning.  Post Baccalaureate Early Childhood Teacher licensure. 

Fall Semester    16 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits
T L 6210	Early Childhood Classroom Organization & Management	3
T L 6220	Early Childhood Language & Literacy	4
T L 6260	Early Childhood Math Curriculum & Instruction	3
T L 6280	Early Childhood Natural & Social Science Curriculum & Instruction	3
T L 6290	Field Practicum: Early Childhood	3

Spring Semester    12 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits
T L 6291	Action Research/Seminar: Early Childhood	3
T L 6295	Student Teaching: Kindergarten	4
T L 6296	Student Teaching: Primary	5

The Department of  Teaching & Learning offers a bachelors degree and a state approved licensure program in elementary teacher education. Successful completion of the program leads to recommendation for grades one through six licensure. 

The Elementary Teacher Education Program provides broad preparation across many disciplines and concentrated professional training for teaching the elementary school curriculum.  Enrollment is limited and admission is competitive. The application deadline to the elementary education licensure program is February 1^st, typically during the second year of the B.A./B.S. degree. 

The elementary admission committee considers cumulative grade point average, pre professional course work, performance on a standardized test of verbal and quantitative achievement, measures of writing communication ability and achievement, and letters of recommendation.  Students interested in the program should contact the Department of Teaching & Learning. 

I. Program Requirements 

A. Interdisciplinary Specialty Area (37-39 hours) 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
ETHNC 2550*, 2560*, 2570*, 2580#, or 2590* or for LEAP students only UGS 1100*	Ethnic Studies Course   Freshman Seminar	3	*DV & HF # DV & BF
ED PS 4110	Learning & Literacy	3	HI
ECS 4111	School & Society	3	HI
ECS 4150	Intro to Multicultural Education	3	DV
3 Science Courses	See Department for details	3-4 hrs. each	SF or SI
PSYCH 1220	Psychology of Infancy & Childhood	3	BF
LING 3200	Linguistics & Educators	3	HI
MATH 4010	Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics I	4	QA & QB & QI
T L 5/6120	Children's Literature in the Schools	3
T L 5140	Ed Applications of Technology	3

B. Pre-cohort Education Block (27 hours) 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
ESS 3500	Physical Education for Elementary Schools	3
H EDU 3090	Health Education in the Elementary School	2
MUSIC 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Music	2
ART 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Music	2
DANCE 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Dance	2
THEAT 3715	Fine Arts Methods: Theatre	2
Math 4020	Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics II	4	QA & QB & QI
T L 5/6121	Principles of Literacy Teaching	3
T  L 5/6113	Strategies for Teaching & the Assessment of Learning	3
SP ED 5/6010	School, Home, and Community Partnerships	4

C. Professional Core Courses (30 hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the elementary licensure program. 

Fall Semester    18 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
T L 5310	Theories of Classroom Management	3
T L 5320	Theories and Practices in Literacy Teaching	3	CW
T L 5360	Mathematics Learning in Elementary Schools	1.5	QI
T L 5361	Mathematics Learning in Elementary Schools	1.5	QI
T L 5370	Elementary Science Methods I	1.5
T L 5371	Elementary Science Methods II	1.5
T L 5380	Elementary Social Studies Methods	3
T L 5390	Field Practicum: Elementary	3

Spring Semester    12 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
T L 5391	Action Research/Seminar: Elementary	3
T L 5395	Student Teaching: Elementary	9

Secondary Education

The Department of Teaching & Learning together with several departments across campus offers a state approved licensure program in secondary teacher education. Successful completion of the program leads to recommendation for grades 6-12 licensure. 

Candidates seeking licensure in secondary education complete an approved 
teaching major and minor or composite teaching major (see Teaching Majors 
and Minors chart in this section) and the pre professional and professional education course work listed below. Enrollment in the licensure program is limited and admission is competitive. Students may seek a graduate degree simultaneously with the secondary licensure program. The application deadline to the secondary education licensure program is the first  of February and is typically during the third year of the B.A./B.S. degree. Admission to the graduate program in Teaching & Learning  is by separate application. 

Students successfully completing the program qualify for the Utah Basic License in secondary education, grades 6 through 12. The secondary admission committee considers cumulative grade point average, measures of writing communication ability and achievement, and letters of recommendation. 

The admission committees also consider performance in specific pre professional education course work, and performance in areas of critical teacher shortage.  Students interested in the program should contact the Department of Teaching & Learning. 

Prior to Applying to the Program. Students are required to take T L 2100, Introduction to Teaching, and ETHNC 2550, 2560, 2570, 2580, or 2590. 

I. Program Requirements 

A. Complete Departmental Requirements for Teaching Major/Minor. 

B. Pre-cohort Courses (21 hours) 
 

Course	Title	Credits	University Requirement
T L 2100	Introduction to Teaching	3
ETHNC 2550*, 2560*, 2570*, 2580#, or 2590*	Ethnic Studies Prerequisite	3	* DV & HF # DV & BI
ED PS 4110	Learning  & Literacy	3	HI
ECS 4111	School & Society	3	HI
ECS 4150	Intro to Multicultural Education	3	DV
T L 5140	Educational Applications of Technology	3
T L 5126	Content Literacy Strategies for Diverse Learners	3

C. Cohort Courses (21 hours). Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Licensure Program. 

Fall Semester    9 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits
T L 5/6410	Secondary School Curriculum	3
T L 5/6411	Theories of Instruction	3
T L 5/6490	Field Practicum: Secondary	3

Spring Semester    12 Hours 
 

Course	Title	Credits
T L 5/6491	Action Research/Seminar: Secondary	3
T L 5/6495	Student Teaching: Secondary	9

¹Utah state licensure guidelines specify that secondary teachers may teach 
  only in the specific areas for which they are endorsed. 
 ²ESL: English as a Second Language. 
 ³Kindergarten through twelfth grade program. 
 ⁴Language teaching majors and minors are offered in French, German, Russian, and Spanish

Graduate Program

Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Nancy Ares, Ph.D., 142 Milton Bennion Hall, 581-7158 

Degrees. M.A., M.S., M.Ed., Ph.D. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. 

Areas of Specialization. M.Ed. programs include specializations in learning and instruction; and teaching and teacher education. M.A./M.S. programs allow greater flexibility to meet individual student interests and needs. Ph.D. programs can be constructed in a variety of subspecialties. 

M.A./M.S. Degree. Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of course work, including a 6-hour core, 15 hours of appropriate courses consistent with student goals, 3 hours of approved diversity hours, 9 hours in thesis and research design and 3 hours in research methods. 

M.Ed. Degree. Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours, including 6 hours in prescribed core courses, and at least 15 hours in a specialty area (see above), at least 9 hours from another department in the College of Education, and 6 elective hours. 

Ph.D. Degree. Students must complete core courses and both preliminary and qualifying examinations. The remainder of the program is planned individually with the supervisory committee, including substantial work outside the College of Education, a focus on a subspecialty inside the department, and a dissertation. 

Admission Requirements. Candidates for all master's degrees must meet the Graduate School requirements, hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0, and earn acceptable scores on the GRE or MAT. Candidates for the Ph.D. must have an acceptable master's degree, meet departmental minimums in graduate work, and have acceptable GPA and GRE scores. Applicants must provide letters of recommendation and a personal statement to the graduate programs committee. 

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