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Blinn College and UHV have partnered to create a seamless transition to help you complete a bachelor’s degree while saving time and money. A degree specializing in Education 4-8 is a flexible degree option, designed to help you tailor your academic experience to your career goals. You can follow a path or forge a brand new one and teach all over the state of Texas in public and private schools.

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First Year - Freshman

First Semester at Blinn 

First Semester at Blinn
ENGL 1301 English Composition I
Life and Physical Science Core Course Choose a course from Life and Physical Science Core Curriculum (UHV Requires a 4-hour science course w/lab)
Creative Arts Core Course Choose course from the Creative Arts Core Curriculum
HIST Core Course HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

First Semester at Blinn 

First Semester at Blinn
ENGL 1302 English Composition II
Life and Physical Science Core Course Choose a course from Life and Physical Science Core Curriculum (UHV Requires a 4-hour science course w/lab)
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking
HIST Core Course HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301
MATH 1350 Mathematics for Teachers I

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Second Year - Sophomore

First Semester at Blinn 

First Semester at Blinn
MATH 1351 Mathematics for Teachers II
EDUC 1301 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
Life and Physical Science Core Course* Choose a course from Life and Physical Science Core Curriculum (UHV Requires a 4-hour science course w/lab)
GOVT 2305 Federal Government
TECA 1354  Child Growth and Development or other Social and Behavioral Science Core Curriculum Course

First Semester at Blinn 

First Semester at Blinn
MATH 1325 or choose another Core Curriculum course Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
Life and Physical Science Core Course Choose a course from Life and Physical Science Core Curriculum (must include lab)
GOVT 2306 Texas Government
ENGL 2332 or 2333 or other Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Curriculum Course Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Curriculum Course-English Literature or Philosophy
EDUC 2301 SPED 3321: Introduction to Special Populations (Taken through UHV at Blinn)

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Third Year - Junior

First Semester at Blinn 

First Semester at Blinn
GEOL 2310 Earth/Space Science (LD course offered by UHV for Education students)
CUIN 3323 Instructional Design (in-person)
INDS 3323 Child Development (in-person/hybrid)
LITY 3352 Science of Teaching Reading (online/hybrid)
CUIN 3327 Educational Technology (in-person)

First Semester at UHV 

Practice Core Subjects Exam

First Semester at Blinn Practice Core Subjects Exam
ENGL 3310 Intro to Study of Lang.
MATH 3312 Math Concepts for Middle School I
LITY 3320 Foundation of Literacy Theories and Assessment (in-person/hybrid)
LITY 4362 Component of Effective Writing Instr. (online)
INDS 2310 Structure of the Social Sciences (LD course offered by UHV for Education students)

Fourth Year - Senior

First Semester at UHV 

Take & pass state Core Subject exam * Practice STR Exam (2 parts)

First Semester at Blinn
MATH 4345 Mathematics for Middle School (in person)
CUIN 4316 Effective SS Instruction (online)
LITY 3340 Using Literature with Adolescents (online)
CUIN 4320** Teaching English as a Second Lant. (online)

First Semester at UHV 

Take & pass State STR exam

First Semester at Blinn
CUIN 4327 Teaching Math Methods (online synchronous)
CUIN 4317 Science Methods (online)
ANTH 3311** Anthropology of Diverse Pops (in-person/hybrid)
CUIN 3324 Classroom Management (in-person
FEDU 4310 Human Learning and Its App to Education (online)

Student Teaching

Fall/Spring only

Take & pass State STR exam

Student Teaching Fall/Spring only
ESED 4307 Student Teaching - seminar class (in-person)
ESED 4304 Student Teaching – Placement Class (in-person)
ESED 4303 Student Teaching – Placement Class (in-person)

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