Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture
The Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture is responsible for undergraduate programs that lead to certification at the early childhood/elementary, middle and secondary levels. Note these exceptions:
- students interested in teaching agricultural science must major in the Department of Agricultural Education;
- students interested in secondary certification can be certified through the secondary graduate certification program, the secondary accelerate certification program, the University Studies program or the Aggie Teach program.
Early Childhood/Elementary or Middle Grades Certification
Baccalaureate Degree Programs. Most students interested in early childhood/elementary (PreK–6) or middle school (4–8) certification pursue a program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree (BS) with a major in Education. The EDUC degree certification programs prepare students for the many diverse instructional roles assumed by public school teachers. A minimum of 123 credit hours is required for the EDUC degree. Within this program, students may focus on:
- early childhood (PreK–grade 6);
- middle school (grades 4–8 math and science); and
- middle school (grades 4–8 English language arts and social studies).
For complete information, see an advisor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture’s Office of Undergraduate Advising in Harrington Tower (EDCT 111).
There is another baccalaureate middle grades certification program available for students majoring in English. For information about this program, see an advisor in the Department of English.
Eligibility. Students must meet the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the college and the department in which they are majoring. Further, they must meet specific admission and performance standards established by the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture as well as requirements for professional education and certification established by the State of Texas. These requirements include admission to teacher education, admission to student teaching and qualification for initial certification. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture’s Office of Undergraduate Advising for specific information pertaining to program changes.
Please see an advisor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture’s Office of Undergraduate Advising for current information.
Requirements for Admission to Teaching Education
Early Childhood/Elementary and Middle Grades Education Program
- Pass the THEA, ACCUPLACER, ASSET or COMPASS test or show proof of exemption from the test with appropriate STAAR, SAT or ACT scores.
- Completion of a minimum 45 hours of pre-professional coursework from degree program (includes University Core Curriculum courses).
- Completion of a minimum of 32 hours of University Core Curriculum courses with no grade lower than a C.
- Completion of TEFB 273 or INST 210 with a grade of B or higher (equivalent courses from a community college may be substituted), and MATH 140 or MATH 168 and MATH 142 and two four hour Life and Physical Sciences core courses
- Completion of Communications Core Course with no grade lower than a C.
- A GPA of 2.75 on all coursework on a degree plan with no grade lower than a C.
- Transcripts for all institutions of higher education on file in the Texas A&M University Office of the Registrar.
- Approved and signed degree plan on file in the Advising Office of the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture.
These requirements must be seen as minimum standards only. Successful fulfillment of all of the above requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Admission also depends upon the number of places available and the number of applications received each year. If more qualified students apply than the available number of spaces, admission may be based on selection factors at the time of application, such as GPA in pre-professional courses, number of hours needed to complete the program, and enrollment in prerequisite courses.
Graduate Certification Program
Four routes leading to initial teacher certification at the secondary level are available. These include the Aggie Teach program, the University Studies program, the graduate certification program and Accelerate (an alternative certification program). Complete information is available from the TLAC advising office in Heaton Hall.
Requirements for Admission to Clinical Teaching
- Complete a student teaching application by the given deadlines and complete all coursework prior to senior methods. Students must see their advisors for deadlines.
- Admission to teacher education.
- Completion of all courses listed on the degree plan. All Education/Interdisciplinary Studies and professional courses with a grade of C or better.
- All certification coursework must be completed. Each emphasis/teaching field must have a grade of C or better in each course with a minimum GPA of 2.75 in teacher emphasis/teaching field.
- ENGL 203 or ENGL 210 must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- A minimum of 2.50 on all coursework completed at Texas A&M.
- A minimum of 2.75 on all coursework that applies to the degree plan, taken at Texas A&M.
- A minimum of 2.75 on all coursework that applies to the emphasis/teaching field, taken at Texas A&M.
Ashley, Candice R, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Capella University, 2014
Auzenne-Curl, Chestin, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Houston, 2016
Barrett, Julie, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
EDD, Sam Houston State University, 2013
Cantrell, Emily S, Clinical Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008
Capraro, Mary M, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Southern Mississippi, 2000
Capraro, Robert M, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Southern Mississippi, 2000
Carter, Jeanne, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MS, University of North Texas, 2011
Clough, Michael P, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, The University of Iowa, 1994
Craig, Cheryl J, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Alberta, Canada, 1992
Curtis, Gayle, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
EDD, University of Houston, 2013
Davis, Trina J, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2005
De Miranda, Michael A, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of California, Riverside, 1996
Diaz Beltran, Ana Carolina, Clinical Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2019
Dixon, Laurie Q, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 2004
Etchells, Matthew, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018
Fields, Susan S, Clinical Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
EDD, Boston University, 2017
Fleming, Kenneth J, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
Griffith, Karee, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1993
Hammer, Janet E, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Herman, Benjamin, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Iowa State University, 2010
Hernandez, Paul, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Connecticut, 2011
Hill-Jackson, Valerie L, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, St. Joseph's University, 2003
Howe, Roger, University Distinguished Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1969
Hutchins, Shaun D, Clinical Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Colorado State University, 2015
James, Marlon C, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008
James-Gallaway, ArCasia, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2020
Jolly, Ashley G, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Sam Houston State University, 2007
Joshi, R M, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of South Carolina, 1976
Kelly, Larry J, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2002
Koh, Poh Wee, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Toronto, 2016
Kuo, Li-Jen, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
Kwok, Andrew, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Michigan, 2016
Kwok, Michelle, Clinical Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Michigan, 2016
Laub, James D, Clinical Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Prairie View A&M University, 2007
Li, Yeping, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Matthews, Sharon D, Clinical Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, New Mexico State University, 2007
McKeown, Debra, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Vanderbilt University, 2012
Ogletree, Quinita D, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2012
Olson, Joanne K, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Southern California, 1999
Parker, Dawn R, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1997
Rackley, Robin A, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2004
Rambo-Hernandez, Karen, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Connecticut, 2011
Raven, Sara P, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Georgia, 2013
Rector, Amy S, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
EDD, University of Cincinnati, 2017
Rife, Kimberly G, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Texas A&M University, 2016
Rupley, William H, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1975
Schluens, Amber D, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Sam Houston State University, 2006
Shumbera, Kristen L, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MS, University of Florida, 2007
Simpson, Claudine L, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2005
Singleton, Julie A, Clinical Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2011
Slattery Jr, George P, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Louisiana State University, 1989
Stiles, Misty, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Texas State University, 2003
Stillisano, Jacqueline G, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
EDD, Ball State University, 2004
Taylor, Bart, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Lamar University, 2011
Thomas, Rebecca S, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
MED, Texas A&M University, 1998
Viruru, Radhika, Clinical Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1998
Waxman, Hersholt C, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1982
Wijekumar, Kausalai, Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000
Wilkins, Gwendolyn M, Lecturer
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018
Williams, John, Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019
Yalvac, Bugrahan, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2005
Young, Jamaal, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2011
Young, Jemimah, Associate Professor
Teaching, Learning & Culture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013