Communication Studies (Speech) teacher certification

The College of Arts and Sciences encourages students to explore teaching at the secondary level as a career option. The student’s academic advisor in the Dean’s Office for Undergraduates and Student Advising in GAB, Room 220, can assist students with specific requirements for teacher certification in Speech. Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared to sit for the certification examinations in Speech.

Requirements

18 core hours

Additional requirements

COMM 3010 may be taken concurrently with one other communication course; students may either take COMM 3010 concurrently with their final 2000-level pre-major course or their first enrollment in an upper-division course. If students elect to take COMM 3010 concurrently with their first upper-division course, they may select a course from the following:

COMM 3120 - Nonverbal Communication
COMM 3260 - Storytelling
COMM 3265 - Topics in Storytelling
COMM 3320 - Communication and Conflict Management
COMM 3720 - Small Group Communication
COMM 3760 - Performance Methods
COMM 3840 - Argumentation and Debate
COMM 3860 - Group Performance
COMM 3920 - Organizational Communication
(Students who do not complete COMM 3010 with a grade of C or better are prohibited from enrolling in other upper-division communication courses until they have completed COMM 3010 successfully.)

9 hours distributed

One course taken from each group:

Group A

Group B

Group C

3 hours of theory, chosen from

3 hours capstone experience

COMM 4810 - Communication Research and Praxis

6 additional advanced hours in COMM

Chosen in consultation with an advisor.

See major for additional course work and GPA requirements.

Additional requirements

Students must also complete the required 21 hours in upper-level education courses (EDSE 3800 , EDSE 3830 , EDSE 4060 , EDSE 4070 , EDSE 4108 , EDSE 4118 , EDSE 4840 ) and meet all GPA requirements to apply for state certification. In order to enroll for the first required education course, the student must make application to the certification program in the College of Education in Matthews Hall, Room 105.

All state certification requirements and information on required examinations is available on the web site of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), www.tea.state.tx.us.