Nov 13, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Education Major, BS in Education - VolsTeach Secondary STEM Concentration (Middle Grades Math Specialization)


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Progression Requirements

Progression to the VolsTeach Secondary STEM concentration requires a 2.75 cumulative GPA after a minimum of 12 semester credits. Once candidates formally progress to the concentration, they must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 while in the program. Students must earn a grade of B or better in MEDU 434 , TPTE 496 , MEDU 405 , INPG 385 , and TPTE 435 , and a C or better in all math and science content or major courses. Students with less than a 2.75 GPA for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from the program. Students who fail to meet the standards for professional conduct during the course of their fieldwork will not be retained in the major.

Campus


Knoxville

uTrack Requirements


Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1


Credit Hours 15


Term 1 Milestone Notes


  • 2.5 GPA

Term 2


Credit Hours 15


Term 2 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Term 3


  • 6c STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
  • 6c STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 15


Term 3 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Term 4


Credit Hours 15


Term 4 Milestone Notes


Credit Hours 15


Term 5 Milestone Notes


Term 6


  • 6f STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
  • 12 Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7


Credit Hours 15


Term 7 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Term 8


  • 13 Education Elective 3 Credit Hours
  • 6g STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
  • 6g STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

Credit Hours 15


Term 8 Milestone Notes


  • 2.75 GPA

Total Credit Hours 120


Footnotes


  1. Three courses from the Written Communication (WC) , First-year composition sequence, 2 courses, 3 credit hours each, and additional written communication course, MEDU 432 * 3 credit hours.
  2. One course from approved Arts and Humanities (AH)  courses.
  3. Two courses from approved Natural Sciences (NS)  courses, one must have a laboratory.
  4. Two courses from approved Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  courses.
  5. One course from approved Oral Communication (OC)  courses.
  6. a. Math (6-8) MATH 113 *.
    b. Math (6-8) MATH 115 * and MATH 119 .
    c. Math (6-8) MATH 123 * and MATH 131 .
    d. Math (6-8) MATH 132 *.
    e. Math (6-8) MATH 142 *.
    f.  Math (6-8) MATH 251 .
    g. Math (6-8) Select 2 from MATH 231 , MATH 241 , MATH 300 /MATH 307 , MATH 323 , MATH 341 , MATH 351 , MATH 371 , MATH 460 .
  7. One course from approved Social Sciences (SS)  courses.
  8. One course from approved Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  courses.
  9. One course from approved Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  courses.
  10. One course from approved Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  courses.
  11. 9 hours (minimum 2 courses with different prefixes) from Engaged Inquiries (EI) .
  12. Expanded Perspectives  - 6 hours from approved AAH, AH, SS, GCI, GCUS.
  13. Education Elective from: SPED 300N , SPED 415 , SPED 442 , SPED 452 ; WLEL 489 .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

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