Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018

Mar 15, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6 Certification, BS

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

Total number of hours required for this degree:
121 for EC-6, 127 for Bilingual and 124 for English as a Second Language and Special Education semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
66-69 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
66-69 semester hours

Required Courses All Specializations:

EC-6 Core: 15 hrs:

Additional Requirements for EC-6 Certification all Specializations: 24 hrs:

Professional Education Courses: 21 hrs:

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

EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hrs
EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hrs
EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hrs
EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hrs
EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hrs
6 hours of Clinical teaching

EC-6 Certification Electives 6 hrs

Students seeking EC-6 Certification only are required to select 6 hours of additional Education Electives in Education or Special Education.

Specializations

The Education department offers students three areas of specialization: Bilingual, English as a Second Language and/or Special Education

ESL Specialization: 9 hrs

Bilingual Specialization: 15 hrs

Special Education Specialization: 9 hrs

Suggested Sequence of Courses for BS in Interdisciplinary Studies – EC-6 certification:

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 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)

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Life Sciences 4 hrs
BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2300 - Introduction to Evolution 3 hrs
PHSC 1400 - Introduction to Physical Science 4 hrs
PHSC 1411 - Physical Science I 4 hrs
PHSC 1412 - Physical Science II 4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 18-19 hrs

Spring - Year One

EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hrs
ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

THSA 1300 - The Catholic Imagination 3 hrs
THSA 1310 - Introduction to Spirituality and Providence 3 hrs
THSA 1320 - Reading the Bible 3 hrs
THSA 3383 - Leadership: Women and Spirituality (Students in Honors program only) 3 hrs (Students in Honors program only)

Total: 18 hrs

Summer

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

Total: 8 hrs

Note(s):

*Spanish credit can be obtained through Advanced Placement credit (AP), CLEP credit or OLLU Spanish Assessment (MLA).

**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

DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hrs
MATH 1306 - Essentials in Mathematics I 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Life Sciences 4 hrs
BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
BIOL 2300 - Introduction to Evolution 3 hrs
PHSC 1400 - Introduction to Physical Science 4 hrs
PHSC 1411 - Physical Science I 4 hrs
PHSC 1412 - Physical Science II 4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Spring - Year Two

EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hrs
HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hrs
MATH 1307 - Essentials in Mathematics II 3 hrs
SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hrs
EDUC or SPED Elective/Specialization Course 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Three

Total: 18 hrs

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(Teacher Education Admissions Cohort) this semester

Spring - Year Three

CISS 1310 - Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology 3 hrs
EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hrs
EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hrs
EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hrs
EDUC 5355 - Methods of Teaching Science 3 hrs
Specialization Course or EDUC/SPED elective 3 hrs

Total: 18 hrs

Fall - Year Four

EDUC 4348 - Literacy Diagnosis and Remediation EC-12 3 hrs
EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hrs
EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hrs
EDUC 5343 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics 3 hrs
Specialization Course or EDUC/SPED elective 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

One of the Following: 6 hrs of Clinical Teaching

Total: 6 hrs

Note(s):

Students seeking Bilingual Certification consult with your advisor regarding your course sequence.

ESL Specialization:

Bilingual Specialization Course Sequence:

Fall - Year Three

EDUC 4364 - Approaches to English Language Learners (ELL) 3 hrs

Spring - Year Three

EDUC 3320 - Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Spring-Year Four

SPAN 3302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Reading Composition II 3 hrs

Special Education Specialization Course Sequence:

Fall - Year Three

SPED 4324 - Instructional Strategies: Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 hrs

Spring-Year Three

SPED 5343 - Law and Contemporary Issues in Special Education 3 hrs

Fall - Year Four

SPED 4351 - Behavior Management: Special Education 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