Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6 Certification, BS

EC-6 Certification Electives 6 hrs

EDUC or SPED Elective 6 hrs

Professional Education Courses: 24 hrs:

*Students must be admitted into TEACH in order to register for the Professional Education Courses

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)

Additional Foundation Required Courses: 13 hrs

• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)

• Students seeking EC-6 Certification are required to take two science courses, one of the following will also fulfill the Natural Science General Education requirement:

  BIOL 1400  and PHSC 1400  are recommended.

Required General Education Courses

12-13 hrs

• HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hour(s)

• or

• MATH 1404 - College Algebra with Lab 4 hour(s)
• POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hour(s)

• or

• CSCD 2341 - American Sign Language I 3 hour(s)

• or

• SPAN 2342 - Spanish for Heritage Language Speakers I 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year One

• INDS 1311 - Applications of Learning 3 hour(s)

• (For first term traditional freshmen)

Spring - Year One

• EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
• HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hour(s)

Summer - Year One

Note(s):

*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP), CLEP credit.

**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

• EDUC 2310 - Diversity 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hour(s)

Spring - Year Two

• EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
• MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hour(s)

• Additional 4 credit hours

• SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year Three

• EDUC 4345 - Literacy Development and Instruction: EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4363 - Language Development: English Language Learners 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4365 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods 1: Construction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hour(s)

• EDUC or SPED Elective - 3 hours

Spring - Year Three

• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4372 - The Creative Child: Art, Music, and Movement 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hour(s)

Summer Year Three

Fall - Year Four

• EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5372 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC or SPED Elective 3 hours

Spring - Year Four

• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)