2002-2003 Academic Catalog

75 Education School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies General Education Requirements for Education Majors EarlyChildhoodEducation(EC) MiddleChildhoodEducation (MC) Special Education (SpE) Biblical Education .................................................................. 16 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ............................... 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation ........................................... 3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ................................. 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature ............................... 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development ................... 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ....................... 2 Communications ...................................................................... 6 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech .................................. 3 ENG-1400 English Composition ......................................... 3 Humanities ....................................................................... 10-11 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature (EC, SpE) ....................... 2 or COM-2300 Voices of Diversity (MC) ................................ 3 1 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education ................................. 2 HUM-1400 Introduction to Humanities ................................. 3 Literature Elective ................................................................. 3 Science and Mathematics ................................................ 13-17 BIO-1000 Principles of Biology .......................................... 3.5 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I ............................. 3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II ............................ 3 2 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science ........................... 3.5 2 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers ......................... 4 Physical Education ................................................................... 2 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ................ 1 Physical Education Activity Elective ..................................... 1 Social Science .......................................................................... 9 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ........................... 3 Global Geography Elective ................................................... 3 HIST-3750 Social Movements .............................................. 3 Foreign Language ................................................................ 0-8 See the global awareness section of the General Education Requirements. 1 Taken concurrently with student teaching 2 Middle Childhood and Special Education majors select either GSCI-1010 or GSCI-2010. Teacher Education Core Required of all Teacher Education majors Teacher Education Core ........................................................ 12 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities .......... 2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience ................ 1 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession ............................... 1 EDUC-1050 Contemporary Christian Schools .................... 0 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching .................................. 2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom ......................... 2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience .......................... 1 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology .................................. 3 (or EDMC-2500 Educational Psychology of Middle Childhood* ........................................................................... 3) *Middle Childhood majors only Early Childhood Education The early childhood education major prepares students to teach preschool and early elementary school (pre-K to grade 3) in public and Christian schools. Course requirements involve 69 semester hours including: Teacher Education Core (see previous column) ....................12 Early Childhood Foundations .................................................13 EDEC-2100 Art, Music, & Drama for Early Childhood ........... 2 EDUC-2300 Introduction to the Reading Process ................ 2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities .................................................... 1 EDSP-3100 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading ................... 3 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education ...................... 2 PYCH-2700 Child Development ............................................ 3 Early Childhood Methods I ......................................................17 EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education ............................... 3 EDEC-3600 Issues in Early Childhood Administration ........ 3 EDEC-3700 Teaching Reading: Phonics ............................. 3 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Lang. Arts: E.C. ........... 4 EDEC-3900 Field Experience in E.C. Education .................. 1 EDEC-3950 Early Childhood Clinical I .................................. 3 Early Childhood Methods II ..................................................... 17 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area: E.C. .................... 2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood .......... 4 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: Early Childhood ................. 3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood ....... 3 EDEC-4450 Early Childhood Clinical II ................................. 3 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion Skills ...................................................................................... 2 Student Teaching .............................................................. 10-12 EDEC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar ................ 10-12 Early Childhood Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements ..................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements .................................... 60-68 Early Childhood Education Major Requirements ...................69 Total (minimumnot includingproficiency) ........................ 129 Middle Childhood Education The middle childhood education major prepares students to teach upper elementary or middle school (grades 4 to 9). Students will prepare to teach in two of the four major curricu- lum areas: reading and language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies. Course requirements involve 48 education semester hours plus 29-35 concentration area hours including: Teacher Education Core (see previous column) .................... 12 Middle School Methods I ......................................................... 12 EDMC-3500 Principles of Teaching for Middle Childhood ... 2 EDMC-3600 Phonics/Structure Language ............................ 3 EDMC-3700 Teaching Reading / Middle Child. Lit. .............. 3 EDMC-3950 Middle School Clinical I .................................... 3 EDSP-4000 Principles of Inclusion ....................................... 1 Middle School Methods II ........................................................14 EDMC-4000 Reading in Content Area: Middle Childhood ... 3 EDMC-4050 Responsive Schools for Middle Childhood ..... 2 EDMC-4440 Middle School Clinical II ................................... 3 Two of the following based on concentration areas: EDMC-3800 Writing Process and Language Arts Methods for Middle School .................................................. 3 EDMC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Middle Childhood .... 3 EDMC-4200 Teaching Science: Middle Childhood ............ 3