Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/Political Science (33 credits)
PS-102	International Relations,World Politics	3
PS-103	American National Government	3
(PS-102 and PS-103 satisfy Social Science (SS.SV) in General Education)
PS-250	Fundamentals of Social Science Research	3
(Satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education)
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAM (American Politics)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSAL (American Legal System)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSPA (Public Policy)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSIP (International Relations)		3
Select 3 credits from Course Type: PSCG (Comparative Politics)		3
PS-221	Early Political Thought	3
or PS-222	Modern Political Thought
Select one of the following:		3
PS-309	Political Science Internship Seminar
PS-289	Political Science Internship
PS-371	International Service Seminar
PS-383	Model UN Conference
PS-389	Political Science Internship
PS-489	Political Science Internship
PS-401	Seminar in Political Science	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
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
EDL-327	Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3
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
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
MA-205	Number Systems	3
MA-206	Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
(MA-205 and MA-206 satisfy Mathematics (MA) in General Education)
Free Electives (15 credits) 3
Complete up to 15 credits of free electives. 3		15
General Education Requirements (30 credits) 4
Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 4		30
Total Credits		120

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Minimum grade of "C" required for 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
• P-3 Early Childhood Endorsement
• TSD - Teaching Students with Disabilities
• MID-SS - Middle School Social Sciences and/or Humanities

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.
• By state regulation, all Education Majors seeking content area endorsement must complete 30 content credits (12+ credits at the 300+ level).

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
PS-102 International Relations,World Politics	3	PS-103 American National Government (Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV))	3
Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR,DA,MU,TH	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
FO-xxx Gen*Ed World Language	3	Free Electives	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
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 WT)	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSPA	3	PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAL	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSIP	3	Political Science Course Type PSCG	3
MA-205 Number Systems	3	EN2xx Gen*Ed Literature	3
EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3	MA-206 Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-361 Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3	PS-250 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	3
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	ED-304 Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
PS-xxx Political Science Course Type PSAM	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
PS-221 Early Political Thought or 222 (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3	Gen*Ed Cultural Diversity (CD) or Global Understanding (GU)	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	6
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	18
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-327 Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies (Gen*Ed WT)	3	PS-401 Seminar in Political Science	3
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3	ED-406 Clinical Practice NEW	6
PS-309, PS-371, PS-383, PS-289, PS-389, PS-489 (Gen*Ed Experiential Education (ExEd)	3	ED-401 Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
PR-4xx Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Studies (ISP)	3
Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120