Course Requirements by Specialization

Program Components Credit Hours
LINK (General Education and Physical Education) 50
Education Prerequisites 6
EDU 228 Educational Technology 3
EDU 328 The Adolescent Learner 3
Core Courses 37
EDU 304 Human Exceptionalities 3
EDU 326 Reading Foundations 3

EDU 333

Adolescent Literacy

3

EDU 336

Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3
EDU 350 Middle School Curriculum/Philosophy 3
EDU 425 Educational Management & Organization 3
EDU 427 Educational Assessment 3
EDU 428 Education Governance 3
EDU 436 Writing Across the Curriculum 3
EDU 450 Practicum I in Middle/Secondary Schools 1
EDU 455 Practicum I Seminar 1
EDU 470 Middle Grades Practicum II 1
EDU 471 Practicum II Seminar 2
EDU 480 Final Internship 9
EDU 481 Final Internship Seminar 1
English Specialization Courses 27
ENG 201 Expository Writing 3
ENG 220 Intro to Literature Study an Research 3
ENG 225
ENG 226
ENG 311
Survey of World Literature I     or
Survey of World Literature II     or
Survey of Major Writers of the 20th Century
3
ENG 312 Foundations of British Literature I 3
ENG 320 Foundations of American Literature 3
ENG 340 Select Topics in Literary Study 3
EDU 341 ESOL Foundation 3
EDU 342 ESOL Applications 3
EDU 451 English/Language Arts Methods in the Middle and Secondary School 3
Mathematics Specialization Courses 22
MAT 131* College Mathematics 3
* may fulfill General Education math requirement
MAT 151 College Algebra 3
MAT 161 Precalculus 3
MAT 201 Introduction to Statistics 3
MAT 231 Calculus I 4
MAT 320 History of Math
or other upper level math elective
3

EDU 340

ESOL Strategies

3
EDU 452 Mathematics Methods in the Middle and Secondary School 3
Science Specialization courses 30
BIO 130/130L Zoology and Lab 4
BIO 223/223L Botany and Lab 4
CHE 123/123L General Chemistry I and Lab 4
BIO 225/225L
BIO 240/240L
Human Anatomy & Physiology and Lab    or
Cell Biology and Lab
4
BIO 325/325L
ENV 201/201L
Ecology and Lab          or
Environmental Science and Lab
4
MAT 131 College Mathematics or higher 3

EDU 340

ESOL Strategies

3
EDU 453 Science Methods in the Middle and Secondary School 3
Plus one additional science elective 200 level or higher. Recommended –
General Physics I (PHY 221/221L)        or
Anatomy/Physiology I or II with Lab (BIO 225/225L or BIO 226/226L)        or
Cell Biology with Lab (BIO 240/240L)
4
Social Science Specialization courses 24
ECO 201 Macroeconomics 3
GEO 221 Intro to Physical & Cultural Geography 3
HTY 121* United States History  to 1865  3
 * Should be used to fulfill 2nd global perspective course
HTY 122 United States History since 1865 3
HTY 123
HTY 124
Western Civilization  to 1500       or
Western Civilization since 1500
3
POL 223 American Federal Government 3

EDU 340

ESOL Strategies

3
EDU 454 Social Studies Methods in the Middle and Secondary School 3
Plus any one of the following: 3
HTY  225 Far Eastern Civilization     or
HTY 227 Latin America     or
HTY 233 The Modern Middle East
Elective Credits 0-1
Total Credits 122-129