1995-1996 Academic Catalog

Education Elementary Education The elementary education major and certification prepares students to teach grades 1-8 in Christian and public schools. The curriculum includes thirty quarter hours of an academic concentration selected by each student. Twenty-eight concentrations are available. Course requirements, including the College's General Education requirements, involve: Biblical Education ........................................................ 24 BEGE-171 The Christian Life ........................................ 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study .......................... 4 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey .................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ................................ .4 BEGE-375 God and History .......................................... .4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ...................................... 4 Conununications ........................................................... 15 ENG-110 English Composition I .................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II ................................... 5 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ................................ 5 Hu111anities .................................................................... 16 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ...................... 5 EDUC-320 Children's Literature .................................... 3 EDUC-321 Philosophy of Education .............................. 3 Literature elective ............................................................ 5 Mathe111atics .................................................................. 10 EDUC-280 Principles ofMathematics ............................ 5 GSCI-180 Introduction to Mathematics .......................... 5 Physical Education ......................................................... 3 PEF-199 Physical Activity and the Christ. Life .............. 2 Physical education elective .............................................. 1 Science .......................................................................... 15 GSCI-160 Principles of Earth and Space Science ........... 5 GSCI-161 Principles of Physical Science ....................... 5 GSCI- Biology elective ................................................... 5 Social Science .......................................................... 14-16 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ......................... 5 HIST-111 or 112 United States History .......................... 5 (or HIST/SOC-375 Social Movements ........................ 4) GE0-250 Introduction to Geography .............................. 2 HIST/GEO- Non-western studies elective ................... 3-4 Foreign Language ..................................................... 0-15 Two years of the same foreign language in high school or one year of a foreign language in college. Professional Education ........................................... 71-72 EDSP-102 Education of Exceptional Children ............... 2 EDUC-100 Introduction to Education ............................. 2 EDUC-101 FieldExperience ........................................... 2 EDUC-201 Preliminary Studentlnvolvement ................. 0 EDUC-230 Arts and Crafts ............................................. 2 EDUC-270 Audio Visuals (Elementary) ......................... 2 PYCH-270 Child Development ....................................... 4 (or PYCH-370 Adolescent Development ..................... 4) EDUC-290 Handwriting ................................................. 0 PE0-299 Teaching Health and Physical Education ........ 3 EDMU-370 Music for Elementary Teachers .................. 2 EDUC-300 Learner and the Learning Process ................ 4 EDUC-302 Teaching Thinking Sldlls ............................. 2 EDUC-321 Philosophy of Education .............................. 3 EDUC-371 Mathematics Methods .................................. 5 EDUC-372 Science Methods .......................................... 3 EDUC-373 Social Studies Methods ................................ 3 EDUC-375 Clinical Experience ...................................... 3 EDUC-391 Reading Methods ......................................... 7 EDUC-393 Language Arts Methods ............................... 4 EDUC-394 Clinical Experience ...................................... 3 EDUC-450 Supervised Student Teaching and Seminar .................................................................. 15-16 Ed11catio11111ajors gain experience through student teaching in local schools.