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Education: Secondary English Grades 6-12 (UTPT USEE)

Students who follow this academic plan will receive an Associate of Science in Teaching(AST)Secondary Education/English. 

The A.S.T. curriculum in Secondary Education/English is designed for students who wish to complete the first two years of a program toward teacher certification in Secondary Education/English for grades 6-12.  Upon completion of the degree, students should plan to transfer to a college or university offering such an endorsement.  Due to varying requirements of four-year institutions, students are encouraged to identify their four-year school by the end of the first year of enrollment at Roane State.  Courses selected to fulfill requirements should be carefully selected with an education advisor. 

Additional Degree Requirements:

  1. Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average
  2. Successful completion of Praxis Core Test or ACT score of 21 or higher (See action items below)
  3. Satisfactory rating on an index of suitability (dispositions) for the teaching profession. (See note below)

 

1st Fall   Hours Term TakenGrade
ENGL 1010 Composition I 3   
COLS 1010 Study, Organize, Succeed 3   
EDUC 2000 Introduction to Education 3   
COMM 2025 Fundamentals of Communication 3   
MATH 1530 Introductory Statistics (Recommended) OR
MATH Elective		 3   
    TERM TOTAL  15   
Action Items       
  Sep Attend EDUC Group Advising Session     
  Oct Meet with Success Coach or Advisor 
Complete FAFSA for upcoming fall term 		    
  Nov Visit colleges or universities 
Register for next term 		    
1st Spring   Hours   
ENGL 1020 Composition II 3   
EDUC 2210 Educational Psychology (Recommended) OR EDUC 2220-Introduction to the Exceptional Learner/
Special Education		 3   
    Humanities Elective 3   
    Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3   
    Natural Science Elective 4   
    TERM TOTAL 16   
Action Items       
  Feb Attend Education Group Advising Session     
  Mar Meet with Success Coach or Advisor     
  April Decide on Transfer Institution 
Register for next term 		    
2nd Fall   Hours   
ENGL 2320 Modern World Literature 3   
PSYC 1030 Intro to Psychology 3   
    Foreign Language Elective 3   
    History Elective 3   
    Natural Science Elective 4   
    TERM TOTAL 16   
Action Items       
  Sept

Attend EDUC Group Advising Session

Complete Application to Graduate with Faculty Advisor 		    
  Oct Meet with Faculty Advisor     
  Nov Apply for admission to transfer institution 
Take Praxis Core (if needed)
Register for next term 		    
2nd Spring   Hours   
    Literature Elective 3   
    Foreign Language Elective 3   
    History Elective 3   
MUS 1030 Introduction to Music (Recommended) OR
ART 1035  Introduction to Art		 3   
    Elective 1   
    TERM TOTAL 13   
Action Items       
  Feb

Attend EDUC Group Advising Session
Praxis Core Workshop (if needed)
Re-Take Praxis Core (if needed)

Take Exit Exam (ETS Proficiency Profile) 		    
  Mar Contact transfer institution about registration/financial aid       
    TOTAL HOURS 60   

 

This is a Tennessee Transfer Pathway: www.tntransferpathway.org

All Elective courses should be carefully selected to meet requirements at transfer institution.

Students should confer with their advisor or representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be U.S. History.

Students who intend to transfer to UTC should make MATH 1530: Introductory Statistics.

Students who intend to transfer to MTSU’s, TSU’s, ETSU’s, or UTK’s secondary education program should follow the English AA/AS TTP and not the AST TTP. ETSU and UTK recommend and MTSU requires that students take education courses after transfer.

Students who intend to take the Praxis exam should take MATH 1420 to prepare.

DISPOSITIONS-One disposition must be completed by each of the following:

Visit this link to complete the disposition form:  https://www.roanestate.edu/pages/edudisposition/studententry.asp

For further information: Social Science, Business and Education Department, 865-354-3000, x4582.