Youth Advocacy and Educational Studies, BS
Students who declare a major in youth advocacy and educational studies must meet the following requirements:
• TCU students must have a 2.00 or better GPA.
• Transfer students must bring a 2.00 or better GPA to declare the major
All students pursuing a BS in Youth Advocacy and Educational Studies must maintain high professional standards and acceptable academic performance (a minimum 2.00 GPA overall and a “C-” or better in education, youth advocacy and specialization coursework).
Education Coursework: 30 hours
Foundations (9 hours): Students must take the following courses to satisfy this requirement
Issues in ED: Global and Societal Contexts | 3 | |
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
OR | ||
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
Positive Youth Development and Advocacy | 3 | |
Human Development (3 hours): Students must take one course (3 hours) from the following to satisfy this requirement | ||
Developmental Psychology of Adolescence | 3 | |
Child and Adolescent Development | 3 | |
Pathways (3 hours): Students must take one course (3 hours) from the following to satisfy this requirement | ||
Social Entrepreneurship in Education | 3 | |
Policy Studies in Education and Youth Advocacy | 3 | |
Digital Communication and Collaboration in Education | 3 | |
Experiential Learning Across the Content Areas | 3 | |
Inquiry (3 hours): Students must take one course (3 hours) from the following to satisfy this requirement | ||
Epistemology and Methods | 3 | |
Introduction to Program Evaluation | 3 | |
Internship (6 hours): Students must complete 6 hours of internship to satisfy this requirement. An additional 3 hours may be taken and applied to ward the education electives requirement (see below). No more than 9 hours of internship may be applied to the major. | ||
Internship: Youth Advocacy & Educational Studies | 1-6 | |
OR | ||
Advanced Internship: YAES | 1-6 |
*Credit Hours variable. Courses can be repeated in subsequent semesters for additional credit
Education Electives (6 hours): Students must take 6 additional hours from courses offered in the College of Education to satisfy this requirement.
Specialization Coursework (15 hours): Students must take a total of 15 hours of related courses addressing topics integrated with the student’s goals and interests, including at least 9 upper-division hours and at least 9 hours offered outside the College of Education. Courses offered by the college of Education may not count toward both the Specialization hours and the 30 hours of Education courses outlined above. Specialization coursework to be approved by the College of Education advisor and YAES program coordinator.