1997-1998 Academic Catalog

ElementaryEducation The elementary education major and certification prepares students to teach grades one to eight in Chris– tian and public schools. The curriculum includes 30 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 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ............................... 5 ENG-llOEnglishCompositionI ..................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .................................... 5 Hu111a11ities .................................................................. 16 EDUC-320 Children's Literature ................................... 3 EDUC-321 Philosophy of Education .............................. 3 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ...................... 5 Literature elective ........................................................... 5 Mathe111atics ................................................................ 10 EDUC-280 Principles of Mathematics II ....................... 5 GSCI-180 Introduction to Mathematics .......................... 5 Physical Education ....................................................... 3 PEF-199 Physical Activity and the Christian 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-375 Social Movements ................................. 4) GE0-250 Introduction to Geography .............................. 2 HIST- 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 EDMU-370 Music for Elementary Teachers ................. 2 EDSP-102 Education of Exceptional Children ................ 2 EDUC-100 Introduction to Education ............................. 2 EDUC-101 Field Experience .......................................... 2 EDUC-201 Preliminary Student Involvement ................. 0 EDUC-230 Arts and Crafts ............................................ 2 EDUC-270 Audio Visual Methods (elementary) ........... 2 EDUC-290Handwriting ................................................. 0 EDUC-300 Learner and the Learning Process .............. 4 EDUC-302TeachingThinkingSldlls .............................. 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 Se1ninar .................................................................. 15-16 PE0-299 Teaching Health and Physical Education ....... 3 PYCH-270 Child Development ...................................... 4 (or PYCH-370 Adolescent Development ................... 4) Education majors gain valuable experience through student teaching in nearby schools.