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Bachelor of Science in Education

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Students may pursue the Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in education or a major in youth and community studies. The curriculum for the degree has the following components:

  1. University general education requirements, including the Core Curriculum and Skills and Experience Flags
  2. major/focus area requirements
  3. professional development sequence
  4. free electives

Education majors choose one of three major focus areas which can lead to certification: early childhood through grade six ESL generalist, early childhood through grade six ESL bilingual generalist, or all-level generic special education.

The youth and community studies major has two professional concentrations that can lead to secondary teacher certification: UT Austin Urban Teachers English language arts and reading and UT Austin Urban Teachers social studies.

Core Curriculum and Skills and Experience Flags

All undergraduate students must complete the university requirements, including core curriculum and skills and experience flags, according to the requirements published in the Undergraduate College, Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.

Skills and Experience Flags

  1. Writing (Wr): three flagged courses beyond Rhetoric and Writing 306 or its equivalent
  2. Quantitative reasoning (Qr): one flagged course
  3. Global cultures (GC): one flagged course
  4. Cultural diversity in the United States (CD): one flagged course
  5. Ethics (E): one flagged course
  6. Independent inquiry (II): one flagged course

Courses that may be used to fulfill core curriculum and flag requirements are identified in the Course Schedule. They may be used simultaneously to fulfill other requirements, unless otherwise specified. Please note, students may not earn the cultural diversity and global cultures flags from the same course. Students are encouraged to discuss options with a departmental academic advisor.

  • In some cases, a course that is required for the Bachelor of Science in Education may also be counted toward the university education requirements; these courses are identified within each major.
  • Courses used to fulfill flag requirements may also be used to fulfill other requirements.

Majors

Majors for this degree are on the pages that follow this section.