Curriculum
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJOR:
Required courses:
EDU103 Educational Foundations (3) and EDU104 Education Foundation Lab (1)
EDU205 Instructional Technology (1)
EDU211 Child Development (3)
EDU212 Programs and Practices in Early Childhood (3)
EDU214 Community, School, and Family Diversity (3)
EDU216 Integrated Fine Arts for Young Children (3)
EDU241 Educational Psychology (3)
EDU265 Phonics and Structure of the English Language (3)
EDU302 Assessment and Evaluation of Young Children (3)
EDU307 Inquiry and Exploration in Math and Science in Early Childhood (3)
EDU308 Social Studies and the Language Arts in Early Childhood (3)
EDU309 Survey of Inclusion Philosophy and Strategies (3)
EDU314 Child Guidance in the Early Years (3)
EDU316 Emergent and Beginning Literacy (3)
EDU318 Reading and Writing for Information in Early Childhood (3)
EDU320 Assessing and Supporting Young Readers and Writers (3)
EDU405 Professional Issues and Urban Experience (2)
EDU450 Student Teaching and Seminar (10)
ENG215 Literature for Young Children (3)
HPE225 Health, Nutrition, and Safety during Early Childhood (3)
HPE240 Basic Movement and Motor Learning (3)
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJOR:
Required courses:
EDU103 Educational Foundations (3) and EDU104 Education Foundations Lab (1)
EDU205 Instructional Technology (1)
EDU210 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDU241 Educational Psychology (3)
EDU265 Phonics and Structure of the English Language (3)
EDU309 Survey of Inclusion Philosophy and Strategies (3)
EDU324 Teaching Reading in the Middle School (3)
EDU228 Philosophy and Organization of the Middle School (2)
EDU336 Content Area Reading and Writing (3)
EDU337 Diagnosis, Remediation, and Assessment of Reading Problems (3)
EDU405 Professional Issues and Urban Experience (2)
EDU450 Student Teaching and Seminar (10)
Required: 8 hours from the following depending on the two chosen concentration areas:
EDU345 Teaching Science in the Middle School (4)
EDU346 Teaching Integrated Language Arts in the Middle School (4)
EDU347 Teaching Social Studies in the Middle School (4)
EDU348 Teaching Math in the Middle School (4)
ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULT OR MULTI-AGE EDUCATION MAJOR:
Required courses:
EDU103 Educational Foundations (3) and EDU104 Educational Foundations Lab (1)
EDU205 Instructional Technology (1)
EDU210 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDU241 Educational Psychology (3)
EDU303 Secondary General Methods and Content Area Reading (4)
EDU309 Survey of Inclusion Philosophy and Strategies (3)
EDU405 Professional Issues and Urban Experience (2)
EDU450 Student Teaching and Seminar (10)
EDU213 Diagnosis, Remediation and Assessment in Mathematics (3)
EDU306 Teaching Reading for Adolescents (4)
EDU311 Teaching Integrated Language Arts for Adolescents (4)
EDU313 Teaching Mathematics for Adolescents (4)
EDU315 Teaching Science for Adolescents (4)
EDU317 Teaching Secondary Art (4)
EDU319 Teaching Social Studies for Adolescents (4)
EDU322 Methods and Material in Health Education (4)
EDU323 Teaching Foreign Langauges (4)
EDU329 Teaching Physical Education (3)
No additional hours in the Education Area required for Agriculture Vocational License.
RECOMMENDATION FOR LICENSURE
In addition to these professional education courses, candidates for licensure must
complete the general education requirements/coursework as specified by the State Department of Education. Middle Childhood Licensure candidates must complete the requirements for two concentration areas. Adolescent licensure candidates must complete the equivalent of another academic major. Details of all these requirements are available from the Education area. The student must continue to maintain a 2.50 grade point average in both the teaching field and overall in order to be recommended for licensure. Full course descriptions are available in the Education area.
