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5th Floor, Hammond Hall, 701 Planetarium Place
Box 19227, Arlington, TX 76019-0227
General Email: education@uta.edu
Certification Office: coedcertification@uta.edu
Phone: 817-272-2591
Initial Teacher Certification Only - Mid-Level
Gain the experience you need to teach mid-level learners in Grades 4 – 8. Candidates will also select a specific subject to pursue for initial teacher certification. This option is for aspiring teachers who already have a bachelor’s degree.
Mid-Level Content Options (Grades 4 - 8)
Multiple content areas are available for future educators who want to teach at the middle-grade school levels (Grade 4 - 8).
English Language Arts and Reading
Write a new chapter in your career, and pass on a love of literacy, reading, composition, language arts, and English to the next generation of learners.
English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies
Increase your marketability on the job market, and get prepped to teach literature, rhetoric, composition, geography, history, and related topics to mid-level students.
Mathematics
Add to your bachelor's degree in mathematics with a teacher certification to prepare the next generation of math gurus.
Science
Use a teacher certification in science to help students explore the world around us.
Social Studies
Teach students to better explore history, geography, sociology, anthropology, society, social systems, and more.
Certification Plan (Course of Study)
Mid-Level Certification (15 credit hours)
| EDML 5308* |
MIDDLE GRADES ORGANIZATION, INSTRUCTION, AND MANAGEMENT. *Pending approval from the Texas Education Agency, this course will be substituted with EDUC 5314: Effective Classroom Instruction. This is a planned catalog change that will impact this degree plan for future students. |
| EDUC 5310 | DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN TODAY'S SCHOOLS |
| EDML 5328** |
PREADOLESCENT/ADOLESCENT GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND LEARNING THEORY **Pending approval from the Texas Education Agency, this course will be substituted with EDUC 5329: Classroom Management and Discipline. This is a planned catalog change that will impact this degree plan for future students. |
| LIST 5345 | CONTENT AREA READING AND WRITING |
| EDML 5315 | CLINICAL TEACHING (practicum, last course) |
Sequence
To be eligible to proceed to Student Teaching, Mid-Level students must have completed at least EDML 5308 and EDML 5328. These two courses are only offered in the fall semester.
Transition to Master's
Students enrolled in the Mid-Level certification-only program can use 12 semester credit hours from the certification coursework towards the Master of Education in Teaching degree. You must reapply to the graduate school and meet appropriate admission requirements to change to the M.Ed.T. program.
Student Teaching
The last course required for certification is titled "Clinical Teaching". This is the semester when students do their Student Teaching. Partnerships with specific school districts and schools have been established to host UTA Residents. We work closely with specific schools to build strong mentoring relationships between teachers and students, and therefore place all students in partner school settings. Students are not able to select the district or school for their placement.
Field Application Deadline
Students must apply for Student Teaching with the Office of Educational Field Experiences. Fall applications are accepted during month of February and spring applications are accepted during month of October. Orientations for Student Teaching are set for August and December. Please email the Program Director for specific dates.
Certification
Candidates must pass all appropriate state exams (limit of four retests) and apply for appropriate state certification(s) with the State Board for Educator Certification/Texas Education Agency within six months of the completion of their student/clinical teaching or practicum program. If a candidate allows the six month period to go by without passing all state exams and applying for certification, additional coursework and/or state exams will be required for recommendation for certification. Additional coursework will be determined by the appropriate Program Coordinator in consultation with faculty.
Content Area Advisors
Faculty Advisors/Program Directors
Dr. Joohi Lee
Professor, Early Childhood Mathematics Education
Research Interests: Children’s math proficiency, racial/ethnic gaps in math
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