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Agricultural Education for Teacher Licensure

The rapid growth of the Agricultural Education program at Arkansas Tech University mirrors the opportunities for our graduates, and growing need for agriculture teachers throughout the nation. If you had an ag teacher that played a major role in your life and you would like to continue that tradition, Agriculture Education may be the major for you. There are many options subsequent to obtaining an agricultural education degree outside the classroom due to the diversity of the degree and extensive training in demonstration and teaching methods; many of our also alumni have continued on to graduate school, a career in the Cooperative Extension and agriculture industry.

See the College of Education and Health page for additional requirements.

For 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.

Curriculum

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

Fall Credits
ENGL 1013 1
3
BIOL 1014 4
MATH 1113 3
AGAS 1014 4
AGED 1001 1
Total Hours 15
Spring Credits
ENGL 1023 1
3
COMS 1003 3
AGBU 1013 3
AGED 1013 3
AGPS 1024 4
Total Hours 16

Fall Credits
FAH 1XXX 1
3
SS 1XXX 1
3
SEED 2002 2
COMM 2003 3
AGED 2104 4
Total Hours 15
Spring Credits
FAH 1XXX 1
3
CHEM 1113 and CHEM 1111 4
USHG 1XXX 1
3
AGED 2203 3
AGEG 3203 3
Total Hours 16

Fall Credits
SS 1XXX 1
3
AGBU 3013 3
AGED 3033 3
AGLE 3003 3
AGPS 3044 4
Total Hours 16
Spring Credits
SEED 3702 2
AGAS 2084 4
AGED 4033 3
AGLE 3013 3
AGPS 3093 3
Total Hours 15

Fall Credits
SEED 4054 4
SEED 4556 6
AGAS 3021 1
AGED 4044 4
Total Hours 15
Spring Credits
SEED 4503 3
SEED 4909 9
Total Hours 12

1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".