Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016

Nov 23, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6 Certification, BS

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(Includes student teaching and fulfills all academic requirements for state teacher certification)

Total number of hours required for this degree:
124 (for elementary) and 130 (for bilingual and special education) semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
69 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
69 semester hours

Required Courses All Specializations:

EC–6 Core: 27 hrs:

Professional Education Courses: 27 hrs:

EDUC 4365 - Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Settings 3 hrs
EDUC 5307 - Classroom Management for Diverse Learners 3 hrs
EDUC 4348 - Reading Diagnosis and Prescription 3 hrs
EDUC 5372 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies 3 hrs
EDUC 5303 - Instruction and Assessment Practices for the Multicultural Classroom 3 hrs
EDUC 5330 - Field Based Experiences 3 hrs
EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hrs
EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hrs
+ 6 hours of student teaching

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Required for BS in Interdisciplinary Studies – EC-6 certification:

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (For first term traditional freshmen)

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
CISS 1310 - Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology 3 hrs
HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
EDUC 1321 - Explorations in Education 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Summer

SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs *
SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs *

Note(s):

*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP), CLEP credit or OLLU Spanish Assessment (MLA). Students seeking Spanish major, minor, Bilingual certification and/or the E-6 certification with a specialization in Bilingual must earn the credit through either AP or OLLU Spanish Assessment.

**Students may take some GE courses in summer school with advisor approval to reduce load during school year if needed during years one and two.

Fall - Year Two

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 18-19 hrs

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Spring - Year Two

One of the Following: 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

Total: 18-19 hrs

Fall - Year Three

EDUC 4331 - Multicultural Children’s Literature for Educators 3 hrs
EDUC 4370 - Teaching Young Children 3 hrs
EDUC 4345 - Reading in the Schools 3 hrs ***
Specialization Course 3 hrs
Dual Specialization Course 3 hrs
EDUC 5325 - Technology for Teaching 3 hrs ***

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Three

EDUC 4365 - Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Settings 3 hrs ***^
EDUC 4348 - Reading Diagnosis and Prescription 3 hrs ^
EDUC 5307 - Classroom Management for Diverse Learners 3 hrs ***^
EDUC 5372 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies 3 hrs ^
EDUC 4372 - Developing Creative Expression in Children 3 hrs
Specialization Course 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Fall - Year Four

EDUC 5303 - Instruction and Assessment Practices for the Multicultural Classroom 3 hrs
EDUC 5330 - Field Based Experiences 3 hrs
EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hrs
EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hrs
Dual Specialization Course 3 hrs
SPAN 3301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar, Reading, Composition I 3 hrs #

Total: 18 hrs

Spring - Year Four

Total: 9 hrs

Note(s):

# Bilingual students only-consult with you advisor regarding your sequence.

EC-6 Specialization Course Sequence:

Students who wish to focus on early childhood are encouraged to take the following courses:

Students who wish to focus on education may take any six hours in EDUC or SPED but should take one in Fall Year Three and one Spring Year Three

Fall - Year Three

EDUC 4367 - Organizing School Programs: Early Childhood 3 hrs

Fall - Year Four

EDUC 4390 - Practicum in Early Childhood 3 hrs

Bilingual Specialization Course Sequence:

Special Education Specialization Course Sequence:

Fall - Year Three

Spring - Year Three

SPED 5355 - Practicum in Special Education 3 hrs

Fall - Year Four

SPED 5343 - Professional Practices in Special Education: Ethics Collaboration Inclusion and Other Issues 3 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, and verification completion of:

overall semester hours - 124 - 130
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Other course requirements:
Professional Education courses may not be taken until after students are officially admitted to the teacher education program

Acceptable minor fields:
None required