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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Arts, Elementary Education Endorsement, B.S.

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For students with a Teacher Education minor:

The Liberal Arts major with the Teacher Education minor (Elementary pre-K-6 endorsement) shall be as follows. To be in compliance with Teacher Education standards, students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA, a 2.8 GPA for courses listed in the Liberal Arts major, and a 3.0 GPA in the Teacher Education minor.

Experiential Component (Complete the Following Courses:)

EDU 404 - Student Teaching and Synthesis Experience 12 Credit(s).

Liberal Arts Requirements

Must be a “C” or higher:

**Students who choose a higher mathematics course may petition the Teacher Education Committee to consider those courses as meeting the mathematics Liberal Arts Requirement for this major. This excludes required Mathematics (9 Credit Hours) courses listed below.

Complete one of the following courses:
BIO 105 - Concepts in Biology 4 Credit(s). OR
BIO 110 - Introductory Biology I 4 Credit(s). OR
BIO 111 - Introductory Biology II 4 Credit(s).
Complete the following courses:
ENG 101 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 Credit(s).
ENG 102 - Composition and Research 3 Credit(s).
MTH 105 - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 Credit(s). **
PSY 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit(s).

Program Specific Requirements (4 Credit Hours)

Must be a “C” or higher:

PSY 211 - Human Growth and Development – Child and Adolescent 3 Credit(s).
PSY 291 - Practicum and Child Development Lab 1 Credit(s).

Must Complete Each of the Following with a 2.8 GPA

Required Course

ENG 301 - Literature for Children and Adolescents 3 Credit(s).

English Electives

Choose 6 hours from the following, 3 must be at the 300-400 Level:

ENG 214 - Harry Potter and the Hero Myth 3 Credit(s).
ENG 218 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credit(s).
ENG 320 - Advanced Poetry Writing 3 Credit(s).
ENG 325 - The Novel 3 Credit(s).
ENG 336 - Linguistics 3 Credit(s).
ENG 338 - Rhetoric 3 Credit(s).

Social Studies (15 Credit Hours)

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s).
EDU 350 - Elementary Social Studies and Science Methods 3 Credit(s).
HIS 201 - American History I 3 Credit(s).
HIS 202 - American History II 3 Credit(s).
HIS 316 - Virginia History 3 Credit(s).

Science (10 Credit Hours)

GEO 220 - Physical Geography 4 Credit(s).
SCI 126 - Natural Resource Conservation 2 Credit(s).
SCI 250 - Physical Science 4 Credit(s).

Mathematics (9 Credit Hours)

EDU 320 - Elementary Math Methods 3 Credit(s).
MTH 107 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics 3 Credit(s).
OR
MTH 111 - Pre-Calculus I 3 Credit(s).
MTH 208 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s).

6 Credit Hours from the Following

At least one from each group:

Behavioral Science

PSY 298 - Pre-Professional Placement 3 Credit(s). (E-Term)
PSY 314 - Learning 3 Credit(s).
PSY 320 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s).
PSY 325 - Psychopathology of Childhood 3 Credit(s).
PSY 332 - Cognitive Psychology 3 Credit(s).
PSY 340 - Personality 3 Credit(s).
PSY 331 - Cognitive Development 3 Credit(s).
SOC 303 - Cultural Diversity Applications in Schools and Society 3 Credit(s).

Creative Arts

ART 324 - Art for Educators 3 Credit(s).
MUS 426 - Music for Children 3 Credit(s).
THA 336 - Creative Dramatics in School Church and Community 3 Credit(s).

Total Credit Hours Required in Major: 49

Elementary Education (Pre K – 6) Minor

Teacher Education students must complete the minor coursework with a 3.0 GPA.

EDU 202 - Introduction to 21st Century Education 3 Credit(s).
EDU 203 - Foundations and Trends in Education 3 Credit(s).
SPD 220 - Survey of Exceptional and Special Education 3 Credit(s).
EDU 310 - Developmental and Diagnostic Reading 3 Credit(s).
EDU 311 - Elementary Language Arts Methods 3 Credit(s).
EDU 352 - Classroom Management and Differentiated Instructional Strategies 3 Credit(s).
EDU 353 - Elementary/Middle School Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Strategies 3 Credit(s).
EDU 404 - Student Teaching and Synthesis Experience 12 Credit(s).

Total Credit Hours Required in Minor: 33

Total Credit Hours Required in Degree: 121