Academic Catalog - T-PREP Secondary Science Licensure
T-PREP – Secondary Science Licensure – AA to BA in Education & Human Development
The Partnership for Rural Educator Preparation (T-PREP) is a unique and flexible program that provides tomorrow’s teachers who are living and/or working in rural communities with a way to earn a four-year degree and teaching license without leaving home.
4 Year Schedule for Secondary Science License – AA to BA in Education & Human Development4-year plan is designed to be taken in sequence as specified in each year. |
|
|---|---|
Schedule – Year 1 (33 Credit Hours) Otero College |
|
| Semester 1 (16 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| BIO 1111 – General Bio I | 5 |
| CHE 1111 – General Chem I | 5 |
| ENG 1021 – English Comp I | 3 |
| COM 1150 – Public Speaking | 3 |
| Semester 2 (17 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| 1EDU 2211 – Introduction to Education | 3 |
| 1EDU 1088 – Practicum I | 2 |
| BIO 2120 – General Zoology w/ Lab | 5 |
| MAT 1340 – College Algebra (or Calculus 1) | 4 |
| POS 1011 – Social & Behavioral Science Core | 3 |
Schedule – Year 2 (33 Credit Hours) Otero College |
|
| Semester 1 (16 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| 2EDU 2401 – Teaching Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| 2EDU 2088 – Practicum | 2 |
| PHY 1111 – Physics Alg-Based I/Lab: SC1 | 5 |
| ENG 1022 – English Comp II | 3 |
| PSY 2440 – Human Growth & Development or PSY 244 – Child Development | 3 |
| Semester 2 (17 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| PHY 1112 – College Physics II or CHE 1111 – General Chem I | 5 |
| EDU 2341 – Multicultural Education | 3 |
| Arts GT Pathway Core course | 3 |
| LIT 1015 – Humanities Core | 3 |
| AA degree earned with 60 credits | |
| • Gen Ed Courses may be taken in any order • C or higher required in English Comp courses • Apply for CU Denver Year 2, Semester 2 (need a 2.3 GPA) • Any courses transferred into Otero for AA must also be evaluated by CU Denver Advisor to ensure ultimate transfer to CU Denver 1Denotes clinical blocks; courses must be taken together 2Denotes clinical blocks; courses must be taken together |
|
Schedule – Year 3 (35 Credit Hours) University of Colorado Denver (at Otero College) |
|
| Semester 1 (12 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| 3EDHD 2930* – Learning & Development 60 hrs field experience & seminar | 2 |
| 3CLDE - 2000: Foundations of CLDE (Hybrid) | 3 |
| HDRF 3020 – Cultural Diversity Core | 3 |
| 3CLDE - 2000: Foundations of CLDE (Hybrid) | 3 |
| GEY 1111 – Physical Geology I (Fall - Otero) | 4 |
| Semester 2 (17 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| 4EDHD - 3930*: Diverse Learners 120 hrs field experience & seminar | 3 |
| 4EDFN - 4010*: Social Foundations & Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| 4CLDE 4020* - Responsive Classroom Communities | 3 |
| BIO 1112 – General Biology II (Otero) | 5 |
| SCED 4340** - Equity & culture in Science Education: Local/Global | 3 |
| Apply for Professional year Admission - 3.0 Min GPA | |
| Summer Semester (6 credit hours) | Credits |
| SCED 4350** – Issues and Trends in Science Education | 3 |
| STME 4001* - Intro to Pedagogy for STEM | 3 |
Schedule – Year 4 (25 Credit Hours) Professional Year (PY) Residency |
|
| PY Residency Semester 1 (13 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| UEDU 4931 – Residency Internship & Learning Comm Sem I | 2 |
| UEDU 4932 - Residency Internship & Learning Comm Sem II | 2 |
| SPED 4400 – Universal Design for Learning | 3 |
| LCRT 4100 – Secondary Literacy Instruction & Assessment | 3 |
| SCED 4400 – Theory & Pedagogy of Science Instruction | 3 |
| PY Residency Semester 2 (12 Credit Hours) | Credits |
| UEDU 4933 – Residency Internship & Learning Comm Sem. III | 6 |
| SCED 4401 – Inquiry Science Pedagogy and Practices | 3 |
| STME 4051 – STEM Capstone | 3 |
| ALL PY Courses & Residency Internships Must Be Taken Exactly as Shown Above | |
| BA degree & ECE Teaching License earned with 126 credits | |
| 3Denotes clinical blocks; courses must be taken together 4Denotes clinical blocks; courses must be taken together • Apply to Professional Year Residency in Year 3 Semester 2, 3.0 GPA required • Pass Praxis (Science Content exam 5435) before start of Year 4 Semester 2 • All courses during PY Residency and (*) courses must be passed with B- or better • **SCED 4540 & SCED 4350 must be passed with a C or better |
|