1966-1967 Academic Catalog

EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Cedarville College E D U C AT I ON A N D PS Y C H 0 L 0 G Y Professors: Clifford W. Johnson, Chairman Associate Professor: Boyd Max Dowell Assistant Professor: Merlin F. Ager The division of Education offers students professional inst.ruction with the purpose of providing competent, enthusiastic, and energetic teachers for public, Christian, and missionary schools. The division of Psychology seeks to aid students in the adjustment to everyday life through an understanding of human behavior. Students anticipating teacher certification should plan their programs carefully with the appropriate advisors. Students interested in teaching at the secondary level will be assigned advisors in their subject matter area or teaching field. Programs of studies for the different teaching fields are listed with division course offerings. Bachelor of Science in Education Programs Requirements for the High School Standard Provisional Certificate. Meet all general college requirements except foreign language. Prospec– tive candidates must be emotionally, morally, and physically fit; free from objectionable physical problems; and capable of speaking and writing correct English. An English proficiency examination will be given at the end of the Sophomore year. Students must successfully complete student teaching. In order to be eligible for student teaching at the secondary level, the student must have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and a 2.0 grade average in all teaching fields. Students must have completed all education comses except those in the professional block, and have a total of 90 semes– ter hours. At least one comprehensive teaching field or a major and minor teach– ing field is required for graduation. Comprehensive teaching fields of at least forty-five semester hours are available in Science, Social Studies, Business Education, and Music. l\fajor teaching fields at the secondary level are available in Art, Bookkeeping-Basic Business, English, General Science, Health and Physical Education, History and Government, Mathematics, Physical Science, and Secondary School Music. Minor fields of at least eighteen semester hours are available in Biology, Bookkeeping, Chemistry, Earth Science, Economics, Elementary School Music, Mathematics, Physics, S;alesmanship-Merchandising, Sociology, Speech, and Stenography-Typing (twenty-hours). 50