Curriculum

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM
OFFICIAL PLAN (ELEMENTARY EDUCATION - GRADES 1-5)
(YEARLONG RESIDENCY REDESIGN)

Program
Requirements
Semester
Hours
Required
Course
Prefixes
And Numbers
Course Titles
GENERAL
EDUCATION
English
(12 semester hours)
 3 ENG 101 Freshman Composition
3 ENG 102 Freshman Composition
3 ENG 200 or
ENG 201
World Literature or
Intro to Literature
3 ENG 207 or
ENG 213
Technical Writing or
Advanced Composition
Mathematics
(12 semester hours)
6 MATH 131 and MATH 132
or
MATH 147 and MATH 148
College Algebra and Trigonometry
or
Precalculus I and Precalculus II
3 MATH 137 Elementary Geometry
3 MATH 273 Probability and Statistics I
Science
(15 semester hours)
6 BIOL 103 and
BIOL 104
Principles of Biology
6 SCI 105 and
SCI 106
Physical Science Survey I and
Physical Science Survey II
3 PHYS 109 or
CHEM 101
Fundamental Physics I
Environmental Chemistry
Social Studies
(12 semester hours)
3 HIST 103/104 World History or Modern World History
3 HIST 201 or
HIST 202
American National Multicultural History to 1877 or
Recent American History
3 SOC 101 Introduction to Social Science
3 PS 201 or
ECON 201 or
SOC 201 or
PSY 200 or
GEO 201
American National Government or
Principles of Economics or
Introduction to Sociology or
General Psychology
Cultural Geography
Arts
(3 semester hours)
3 ART 105,
ART 210 or
THEA 100 or
MUS 219
Art Appreciation
Introduction to Fine and Performing Arts
Introduction to the Theatre
Music Appreciation for Non-Majors
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEARNER AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT (3 semester hours)
3 ED 200 or
ED 202
Human Growth & Development or
Child Psychology
FOCUS
AREAS
*BLOCK I
Reading &
Language Arts/
(6 semester hours)
Knowledge of
the Learner and
Learning
Environments
(9 semester hours)
3 ED 300 Educational Psychology
3 ED 303 Reading: Introduction and Survey
3 ED 304 Children’s Literature
3 ED 312 Introduction to Education of Exceptional Children
3 ED 317 Multicultural Education
*BLOCK II
Mathematics
(9 semester hours)
Reading &
Language Arts/
(3 semester hours)
Science &Soc.
Stud.
(3 semester hours)
6 ED 302 Methods & Strategies for Teaching Elementary Mathematics
3 ED 325 Reading in the Elementary School
3 ED 360 Science & Soc. Stud. Methods & Strategies for Elem. Ed. Majors
3 MATH 313 Modern Mathematics – Elementary Teachers
METHODOLOGY
AND TEACHING
*Residency 1
(15 semester hours)
3 ED 328 Issues and Practice in Assessment
3 ED 402 Instructional Technology Integration
3 ED 431 Reading Diagnosis and Correction
6 ED 452 Residency 1: Advanced Teaching Methods
*Residency 2
(12 semester hours)
9 ED 455 Residency 2
3 ED 427 Classroom Management
FLEXIBLE HOURS FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S USE
(6 or more semester hours)
3
2
3
0
ED 162
ED 111/112
ART 402
ED 201
Introduction to Teaching
Freshman Seminar for Education Majors
Art for Teachers
Advisee Report
TOTAL HOURS (120 or more semester hours) 122    

 

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