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2024-2025 Catalog

Education with 4-8 English Language Arts Certification, B.S. (PENDING T.E.A. APPROVAL)

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Total Hours (120)

General Education Curriculum (36)

For the full General Education Curriculum Policy and Requirements, refer to the GEC listed in this catalog .

MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 is acceptable for the GEC math requirement.

Some courses listed in program “Major Requirements” or “Required Related Courses” (noted with an asterisk [*]) may be used to meet requirements in the GEC. Although these courses fulfill requirements in each area, credit hours for these courses, if taken for the GEC, may only be counted in the GEC.

Complete Graduation Requirements are listed in this catalog.

Language Literacy (12)

English (9)

ENG 1301 - Composition I 3 Credits
ENG 1302 - Composition II 3 Credits

One of the Following Courses:

ENG 2324 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
ENG 2326 - Exploring American Lit 3 Credits
ENG 2327 - Exploring World Lit 3 Credits
ENG 2328 - Exploring British Lit 3 Credits

Speech (3)

SPC 1301 - Fund of Speech 3 Credits

Analytic Literacy

Mathematics (3)

MAT 1302 - College Algebra 3 Credits
MAT 1304 - Math for Liberal Arts 3 Credits (if allowable by major), or any math course with MAT 1302 or MAT 1304 or higher as a prerequisite.

Note:

MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Arts and Social Sciences except for the programs in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics. MAT 1304 is acceptable for all programs in the School of Education. MAT 1304 is not acceptable for any program in the School of Business and Professional Programs.

Science

Choose One of the Following Courses With Accompanying Lab:

BIO 1403 - Fundamentals of Science 4 Credits
BIO 1406 - Contemporary Biology 4 Credits
BIO 1407 - Animal Life 4 Credits
BIO 1408 - Plants & Human Affairs 4 Credits
BIO 1409 - Cracking the Code: A User’s Guide to Human Genetics 4 Credits
BIO 1410 - Introduction to Biology I 4 Credits
BIO 1413 - Local Spring Flora 4 Credits
BIO 1414 - Cats, Chromosomes & Codons 4 Credits
BIO 1415 - Exploring Human Biology 4 Credits
BIO 1420 - Introduction to Biology II 4 Credits
BIO 2401 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credits
BIO 2402 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credits
CHE 1403 - Nature of Physical Science 4 Credits
CHE 1404 - Physical Science & Environment 4 Credits
CHE 1405 - Forensic Science I 4 Credits
CHE 1415 - General Chemistry I 4 Credits
CHE 1416 - General Chemistry II 4 Credits
CHE 1418 - Chemistry in Context 4 Credits
PHY 1403 - Introductory Astronomy 4 Credits
PHY 1401 - University Physics I 4 Credits
PHY 1402 - University Physics II 4 Credits
PHY 1410 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credits

Cultural Literacy (9)

HIS 2324 - Fundamentals of Modern American History 3 Credits

Choose (3) Hours From One of the Following:

FAR, MUS, or THA

Choose (3) Hours From Any of the Following:

REL 1311 - Introduction to Jewish Scriptures 3 Credits
REL 1312 - Introduction to Christian Scriptures 3 Credits
REL 1313 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credits
REL 1321 - Introduction to Comparative Religions 3 Credits
REL 1323 - Introduction to Interfaith Leadership 3 Credits

Social Literacy (8)

EXS 1220 - Basic Concepts of Wellness 2 Credits

Choose Any Two of the Following Courses With at Least Two Different Academic Areas Represented:

BUA 1301 - Introduction to Business 3 Credits
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credits
FIN 1325 - Personal Finance 3 Credits
GEG 2304 - World Geography 3 Credits
GEG 2305 - Human Geography 3 Credits
HUM 2340 - The Human Experience I 3 Credits
HUM 2341 - The Human Prospect 3 Credits
IST 2300 - Introduction to International Studies 3 Credits
MCO 1302 - Mass Media & Society 3 Credits
POL 2311 - American Government I 3 Credits
PSY 1301 - General Psychology 3 Credits
PSY 2342 - Psychology of Everyday Life 3 Credits
SSC 2360 - Social Justice 3 Credits
SOC 1302 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
SOC 2301 - Intro to Sociology 3 Credits
SOC 2302 - Social Problems 3 Credits
SOC 2390 - Minority Groups 3 Credits
WSP 2304 - Hon Sem Social Literacy 3 Credits
WSP 2340 - Hon Lang/Lit Interdiscip Integrative 3 Credits

Required Related (12 Hours)

English Required

ENG 3320 - Survey of American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 3343 - Advanced Grammar, Style & Editing 3 Credits
ENG 4364 - Web Cult & New Media Writing 3 Credits
ENG 4390 - Senior Seminar/Portfolio for Education 3 Credits

Major Requirements (45 Hours)

Education

EDU 2100 - Foundations of Education 1 Credits
EDU 2341 - Instr/Assess/Class Mgt EC-12 3 Credits
EDU 4331 - Differ Instr Mix-Ability K-12 Classrm 3 Credits
EDU 3310 - Multicultural Education 3 Credits
EDU 3338 - Technology for Classroom Instr 3 Credits
EDU 3324 - Language Acquisition & Development 3 Credits
EDU 4317 - English As a Second Language Methodology 3 Credits
EDU 4611 - Clinical Teaching 6 Credits
RDG 3322 - Children’s Lit 3 Credits
RDG 4401 - Beginning Literacy 4 Credits
RDG 4402 - Intermediate Literacy 4 Credits
RDG 4323 - ESL Literacy 3 Credits
RDG 4345 - Teach Wrtg in Elem Classrm 3 Credits
RDG 4347 - Rdg Content Area 3 Credits

Electives

Electives will be required if the student has not met a minimum of 120 hours in the program.

Electives should be chosen in consultation with the student’s major advisor and selected with the student’s future career plans in mind.

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