Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Agricultural Education for Teacher Licensure²

^{See the College of Education page for additional requirements.}

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  BIOL 1014 Introduction to Biological Science	4	COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3
  MATH 1113 College Algebra	3	AGBU 1013 Principles of Agricultural Business	3
  AGAS 1014 Principles of Animal Science	4	AGED 1013 Agricultural Youth Organizations	3
  AGED 1001 Introduction to Agricultural Education	1	AGPS 1024 Principles of Plant Science	4
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Social Sciences1	3	CHEM 1113 A Survey of Chemistry and CHEM 1111 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory	4
  SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2	U.S. History/Government1	3
  COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3	AGED 2203 Applied Agricultural Systems Technology	3
  AGED 2104 Introduction to Agricultural Systems Technology	4	AGEG 3203 Soil, Water and Forest Conservation	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences1	3	SEED 3702 Introduction to Educational Technology	2
  AGBU 3013 Principles of Farm Management	3	AGAS 2084 Feeds and Feeding	4
  AGED 3033 Philosophy and Foundations of Program Development	3	AGED 4033 Curriculum Design and Assessment	3
  AGLE 3003 Personal Leadership Theory and Development	3	AGLE 3013 Team Leadership and Organizational Change	3
  AGPS 3044 Plant Propagation	4	AGPS 3093 Greenhouse Operation and Management	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  SEED 4054  Educating, Developing, Diverse, and Exceptional Learning	4	SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology	6	SEED 4909 Teaching in the Secondary School	9
  AGAS 3021 Livestock Selection and Evaluation	1
  AGED 4044 Methods in Teaching Agriculture	4
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²For teacher licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements see Admission and Retention to Teacher Education and also the Criteria for Internships located on the College of Education home page.