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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education with add-on certification in Special Education Learning Disabilities (K-12), B.S.

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Degree Requirements (130 Cr. Hrs.)

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.)

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 (15 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.

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

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 (16 Cr. Hrs.)

EDU 211 - Educational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
SCI 107 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences 4 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
Social Inquiry: PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (15 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.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fourth Semester (18 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 345 - Literacy Development for All Students 3 Cr. Hrs.

Fifth Semester (15 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 335 - Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities 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 (18 Cr. Hrs.)

EDS 452 - Methods for Teaching Math in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 465 - Classroom Management and Behavioral Intervention in Special Education 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.)

EDS 420 - Methods for Teaching Reading in Special Education 3 Cr. Hrs.
EDS 460 - Assessment for Eligibility and Instructional Decisions in Special Education 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.

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