Programs
Whether you are preparing for a teaching career in EC-6th grade; 4th-8th grade; secondary education; or all-level special education, physical education or health education, our Office of Educator Preparation is prepared to answer any questions future educators may have about the process of teacher preparation. We also offer a wide selection of non-teaching degrees in Health and Human Performance (e.g. athletic training, exercise and sports science, health and wellness promotion, and recreation administration)
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers a wide range of master's degree programs for a broad spectrum of P-16 education careers, intellectual endeavors, and local and transnational community efforts.
The following degrees are offered in the program here at Texas State:
- Bilingual-Bicultural Elementary Education
- Developmental Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Technology
- Elementary Education
- Reading Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
- Talent Development
- Teacher Fellows
Individuals wishing to seek initial teacher certification as a post-baccalaureate (post-bac) student may seek any of the following certification options:
- Early Childhood - 6th grade
- ESL Generalist
- Early Childhood - 6th grade Bilingual Generalist
- 4th - 8th grade Generalist
- 4th - 8th grade Science
- 4th - 8th grade English Language Arts/Reading/Social Studies
- 4th - 8th grade Math
- 4th - 8th grade Math/Science
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University offers two doctoral degrees in developmental education: a PhD that will produce researchers, university faculty, and scholars who will build a strong research and theoretical base for developmental education and an EdD that will produce highly qualified program leaders and practitioners in developmental education programs. As the first PhD and one of the only EdDs in developmental education in the country, the program will fill an urgent need for advanced research in a rapidly expanding field that serves those students who are underprepared for postsecondary education.
Graduate Minors within the C&I Department
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers many outstanding graduate minors. In most cases, the required courses in these minors are housed within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.