University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional)  

Specified Course Requirements:

• Social Inquiry: PSY 101  
• Scientific Inquiry: BIO 170  
• Intercultural Inquiry: ASL 111 , ASL 112 , SPA 111 , SPA 112 , SPA 211 , or SPA 212  
• Quantitative Literacy: MAT 104  

Major Core Requirements (67 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDS 335 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.

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• EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 210 - Classroom Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 260 - Health and Physical Education for the Classroom Teacher 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 316 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 330 - Visual and Performing Arts for the Classroom Teacher 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 335 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 336 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 345 - Literacy Development for All Students 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 346 - Literacy Development: Assessment Guides Instruction 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 347 - Literacy Development: Informed Instructional Decisions 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 421 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 445 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.

Concentration Requirements (12 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDC 201 - Early Childhood Discipline: Growth and Development 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDC 215 - Best Practices in the Early Childhood Setting 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDC 315 - Best Practices for the Early Childhood Setting/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDC 350 - The Young Child: Curriculum 3 Cr. Hrs.

Cognate Requirements (7 Cr. Hrs.)

• ENG 218 - Survey of World Literature 3 Cr. Hrs.
• SCI 107 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences 4 Cr. Hrs.

First Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

• CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 110 - Essentials of Teacher Candidacy 1 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 111 - Foundations of Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
• ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• FYE 101 - First Year Experience 1 Cr. Hrs.
• Quantitative Literacy:  MAT 104 - Math for the Liberal Arts 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Scientific Inquiry:  BIO 170 - Introduction to the Life Sciences 4 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (18 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDC 201 - Early Childhood Discipline: Growth and Development 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 220 - Technology for the 21st Century Classroom 3 Cr. Hrs.
• ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Social Inquiry:  PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (19 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDU 206 - The Nature of the Exceptional Child 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 210 - Classroom Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 216 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience I 3 Cr. Hrs.
• PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
• SCI 107 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences 4 Cr. Hrs.
• Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDC 215 - Best Practices in the Early Childhood Setting 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 260 - Health and Physical Education for the Classroom Teacher 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 330 - Visual and Performing Arts for the Classroom Teacher 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 335 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 345 - Literacy Development for All Students 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

• CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 316 - Best Practices for the Elementary Classroom/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 346 - Literacy Development: Assessment Guides Instruction 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 347 - Literacy Development: Informed Instructional Decisions 3 Cr. Hrs.
• CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.

Sixth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDC 315 - Best Practices for the Early Childhood Setting/Field Experience II 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 336 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Mathematics 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 421 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Science 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 445 - Literacy Development Across the Curriculum and Across Grade Levels 3 Cr. Hrs.
• Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs. (excluding ENG 215, ENG 218, & IS 398)

Seventh Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDC 350 - The Young Child: Curriculum 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDS 335 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities 3 Cr. Hrs.
• EDU 443 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience 3 Cr. Hrs.
• ENG 218 - Survey of World Literature 3 Cr. Hrs.
• CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.

Eighth Semester (12 Cr. Hrs.)

• EDU 490 - Clinical Experience 12 Cr. Hrs.