Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Interdisciplinary (39 credits)
Select one course from the following list:		3
(Any of the following English courses satisfy Literature (LIT) in General Education)
EN-227	Foundations of British Literature
EN-228	Foundations of American Literature
EN-229	Non-European Literature in English
EN-342	Children's and Young Adult Literature	3
EN-470	Theory and Practice of Writing	3
MA-205	Number Systems	3
(Satisfies Mathematics (MA) in General Education)
MA-206	Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
MA-207	Elementary Geometry	3
MA-305	Mathematical Problem Solving	3
BY-113	Introduction to Structure and Function of Living Systems	3
BY-114	Unity and Diversity of Life	3
(BY-113 and BY-114 satisfy Natural Science (NS) in General Education)
BY-308	Unifying Concepts in Biology	3
PH-101	Physics in Our Lives	3
GO-100	People, Places, and Environments: Introduction to Geography	3
(Satisfies Cultural Diversity (CD) and Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education)
IS-410	Integrative Seminar for Elementary Education	3
Major Requirements/Education (36 credits) 1
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
EDL-326	Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3
EDL-327	Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
ED-360	Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3
ED-361	Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3
ED-304	Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
ED-401	Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
ED-406	Clinical Practice NEW	6
Other Major Requirements (21-22 credits)
CE-101	Chemistry in Our Lives	3
Select 3-4 credits from the following courses:		3-4
MA-109	Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MA-115	Pre-Calculus Modeling for the Biological Sciences
MA-116	Calculus for the Biological Sciences
MA-120	Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
MA-125	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
MA-151	Statistics with Applications
Select 15 credits from the following list:		15
BE-200	Economics for Social Science
HS-101	Western Civilization in World Perspective I
HS-102	Western Civilization in World Perspective II
HS-101 and HS-102 satisfy Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) in General Education)
HS-201	United States History I
HS-202	United States History II
HS-310	Business and Economic Development of the United States
PS-103	American National Government
(Satisfies Social Science (SS.SV) in General Education)
AN-103	Cultural Anthropology
Free Electives (9 credits) 3
Select up to 9 credits of free electives.		9
General Education Requirements (15 credits) 4
The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 15 credits. 4		15
Total Credits		120-121

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 Minimum grade of "C" required for all Education courses

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Students must complete the appropriate test requirement(s) with a passing score PRIOR to Clinical Practice

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Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

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The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

Additional Endorsements Available

• ESL - English as a Second Language - Elementary
• Early Childhood Endorsement P-3
• MID - Middle School Social Studies, English, Math, Science, STEM, and/or Humanities
• TSD- Teaching Students with Disabilities

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher
• Education majors are required to have an overall GPA of 3.00 for State Certification

Sequence Chart

Freshman
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
BY-113 Introduction to Structure and Function of Living Systems (Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL)	3	CE-101 Chemistry in Our Lives	3
Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Gen*Ed World Languages	3	MA-109 Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or select MA-115, MA-116, MA-120, MA-125, or MA-151, please check credit count)	3-4
Electives: One course from '15 credits from List' (See Curr Chart)	3	Electives: One course from '15 credits from List' (See Curr Chart)1	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15-16
Sophomore
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Electives: One course from '15 credits from List' (See Curr Chart)1	3	MA-206 Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
MA-205 Number Systems (Gen*Ed Mathematics)	3	GO-100 People, Places, and Environments: Introduction to Geography (Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL) and Cultural Diversity (CD))	3
ED-320 Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom (Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) and Writing Intensive (WT))	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT))	3
EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3	Electives: One course from '15 credits from List' (See Curr Chart)	3
BY-114 Unity and Diversity of Life (Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL)	3	Select EN-227, EN-228, or EN-229 (Satisfies "LIT", Literature in General Education, EN-229 also satisfies "GU", Global Understanding)	3
		Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	18
Junior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
PH-101 Physics in Our Lives	3	BY-308 Unifying Concepts in Biology	3
ED-361 Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3	EN-342 Children's and Young Adult Literature (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT))	3
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	ED-304 Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
MA-207 Elementary Geometry	3	MA-305 Mathematical Problem Solving (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT))	3
Electives: One course from '15 credits from List' (See Curr Chart)1	3	Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Senior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-327 Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT))	3	PR-4xx Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3	ED-406 Clinical Practice NEW	6
EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing	3	ED-401 Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
IS-410 Integrative Seminar for Elementary Education	3
Free Elective	2-3
Semester Credits	14-15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 119-121

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Within the 15 Credits of Electives Listed on Curriculum Chart:  Recommend: HS-101 and HS-102 to satisfy the Gen*Ed HS.SV and "HS.SV or SS.SV" requirements. PS-103 will also satisfy the SS.SV requirement.