Program of Study

BSU provides the basic pedagogy needed by a teacher, which is approximately 23 credits plus student teaching (12 credits).   Students pursuing K-12 licensure such as art, music and physical education complete 6 credits of student teaching at the elementary level (ED 4820) and 6 credits at the secondary level (ED 4840).  Students seeking a 5-12 or 9-12 license register for 12 weeks of student teaching at the secondary level (ED 4830).  When the FasTrack courses are finished, a Letter of Completion is issued to the teacher candidate from BSU.

The order in which courses are taken in the FasTrack Program of Study changes depending on a Fall Semester Start or Spring Semester Start.  The schedule below is an example of a Fall Semester Start.

FasTrack Initiative Example Course of Study

Spring Starting Students:

Spring Semester

• ED 3100/5100 Intro to Ed./Foundations (3)
• ED 3110/5110 Educational Psychology (3)

• Have Passed MTLE Basic Skills Tests
• Prepare Content Portfolio

Summer Semester

• HLTH 3400 Health & Drugs in Society (2)
• ED 3140/5140 Human Relations (3)
• ED 4737/5737 Content Area Reading (3) *(or taken after Student Teaching)
  

• Prepare Content Portfolio

Fall Semester

• ED 3780/5780 Adaptations and Management (3)
• ED 3350/5350 Pedagogy (3)
• ED 4799/5799 The Professional Teacher (1)
• ED 4737/5737 Content Area Reading (3)  *(or taken after Student Teaching)

* This course will need to be taken at some point during your program of study. Your advisor will help you plan for the best place for you to complete the course.

Spring Semester

ED 4830/5830 Student Teaching (12) (modified for Limited Licenses)

• Submit Content Portfolio
• Program of Study is 36 credits in total.

Fall Starting Students

Fall Semester

• ED 3100/5100 Intro to Ed./Foundations (3)
• ED 3110/5110 Educational Psychology (3)

• Have Passed MTLE Basic Skills Tests
• Prepare Content Portfolio

Spring Semester

• ED 3350/5350 Pedagogy (3)
• ED 3140/5140 Human Relations (3)
• ED 4799/5799 The Professional Teacher (1)
• Prepare Content Portfolio
  

Summer Semester

• HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2)
• ED 3780/5780 Adaptation/Mgmt (3)
• ED 4737/5737 Content Area Reading (3)
• Prepare Content Portfolio

Fall Semester

• ED 4830/5830 Student Teaching (12) (Modified for Limited Licenses)
• Submit Content Portfolio
• Initiative is 36 credits in total