+ Integrated Language Arts

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Minimal qualifications for a student to be eligible for a teaching license in the state of Ohio include the successful completion of an appropriate program of study, the achievement of a 2.5 accumulative grade point average and successful completion of the Praxis II content and pedagogy examinations. BGSU requires majors in the Adolescent/Young Adult program to possess an overall GPA of 2.8, a content GPA of 2.8, and to successfully complete the appropriate Praxis II content exam to be eligible for admission to the Professional Year and for student teaching.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in the adolescent/young adult teacher education program are expected to:

• Demonstrate competence of subject matter in the content area of specialization;
• Demonstrate competence in the theories and practices of sound pedagogy;
• Apply theories of human development and learning to plan, implement, and assess daily lessons and units of instruction;
• Exhibit professional and ethical behavior when working with students, their parents, other educators, and community members.

Content (60 hours)

• ENG 201, 202, 264, 265, 268, 343, 380, 381, 484 (27)
• HIST 151 or 152 (3)
• IPC 201 (3)
• JOUR 450 (3)
• THFM 202 (3)

Reading

• Select one: ENG 301 or THFM 490 (3)
• Select one: ENG 261 and THFM 348 or ENG 262 and THFM 347 (6)
• Select one: ENG 310, ENG 314, THFM 215, THFM 350 (3)

Writing

• Select one: ENG 207, 208, 285, 483; JOUR 201; THFM 443 (3)

Listening/visual literacy

• Select one: IPC 395; JOUR 465, 475, 485; POPC 250; THFM 460; TCOM 366, 466 (3)

Oral communication

• Select one: THFM 241, 147, 302, 340, 346, 352, 440; IPC 306, 308, 404, 408, 409, 412 (3)

Professional education (47 hours)

• EDAS 409 (3)
• EDTL 367, 370, 418, 420, 471, 497 (30)
• EDHD 201 (2)
• EDFI 303, 402, 408 (9)
• EDIS 431 (3)

Students apply for admission into the Professional Year (methods and student teaching) one semester in advance. Criteria for admission into methods include: "C" or better in EDHD 201, ENG 112, IPC 102, EDFI 303, EDIS 431, EDTL 367, and EDTL 370. Students must also have a 2.8 overall GPA and a 2.8 GPA in the major. Finally, students must successfully complete the Praxis II content exam(s) prior to being admitted into the Methods Block. Methods block (semester one) includes: EDTL 418, 420, 471, and EDFI 402. Students must complete all four courses with a "C" or better AND maintain a 2.8 GPA in the major and a 2.8 overall GPA to be admitted into student teaching.

Other programs
Programs in English, journalism, interpersonal communication, and theatre are also offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.