Apr 16, 2024

2014-2015 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2014)

2014-2015 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2014) ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.

Speech Communication Teaching Minor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Note:

The following requirements only specify courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies. To be licensed to teach in the Utah public secondary school system, students with a teaching emphasis must also complete an approved teaching major and STEP courses required by the Secondary Education Program. CMST 5370 and either CMST 3300 or CMST 4300 are part of the STEP requirements. For more information, please contact the Secondary Education Program, Education Building 330, or review the supplementary section, entitled Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline . Information is also provided on the Web at: http://teal.usu.edu/htm/seced/adstep

Also Note: CMST 1020 , CMST 2110 , and CMST 3000 should be completed prior to enrollment in the 4000- and 5000-level courses. A minimum grade of C- is required in each of these classes.

Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits:

	Communication Studies Major	34
	Organizational Communication Minor	15
	Speech Communication Teaching Minor	23

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.75 Career GPA
Overall Grade Point Average to Graduate	2.0 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate in Major or Minor Classes	2.5 GPA
A minimum of half (50 percent) of major credits must be completed through USU and be approved by the department head

Speech Communication Teaching Minor Courses (23 credits) (2.5 GPA)

Core Required Courses (14 credits)

CMST 1020 - Public Speaking (BHU) 3
CMST 2110 - Interpersonal Communication (BHU/HR) 3
CMST 2270 - Argumentation and Debate 3
CMST 3000 - Speech Communication Teaching Practicum 1
CMST 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 ^1,3
CMST 5370 - Methods in Teaching Speech Communication 3 ^2,3 (CMST 3300 and CMST 5370 are also listed within STEP program courses.) CMST 5370 is a fall only class and must be taken with CMST 3300 .

Elective Courses: (9 credits)

Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP)-Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies

27 credits

Most of the courses listed below count for both the teaching emphasis and the teaching minor.

A. Level 1 (first semester in program)

ITLS 4015 - Technology Tools and Integration for Teachers 1-3 (1 credit maximum)
SCED 3100 - Motivation and Classroom Management 3
SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI) 3
SPED 4000 - Education of Exceptional Individuals 2 (may be taken earlier)

B. Level 2

CMST 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 ^1,3
CMST 5370 - Methods in Teaching Speech Communication 3 ^2,3 (CMST 3300 and CMST 5370 are also listed within Minor program courses.)
SCED 4200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3
SCED 4210 - Assessment and Curriculum Design 3

C. Level 3

Because student teaching requires a major commitment of time and energy, students should take only the course listed below during this semester. Students are also urged to forgo outside employment, if possible, during the student teaching experience.

Notes:

¹ The Clinical Experience II course is taught under course number 3300 in various departments. Course title varies among departments.

² This Special Methods II course is taught under course number 5370.

³ CMST 3300 and CMST 5370 must be taken during the same semester, and should be the last courses taken for the minor. These courses should be taken just before student teaching. CMST 3300 and CMST 5370 are listed in both the STEP and minor requirements listings to clarify all minor requirements and when they should be taken during the STEP program. Contact the LPCS department head for availability of these courses but are currently offered Fall semesters when needed.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Jones Education Building 330, or go online to http://teal.usu.edu and click on undergraduate programs, and then secondary programs.