2005-2006 Academic Catalog

81 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) EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education .......................... 2 HUM-1400 Introduction to the 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 1 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-1100 Politics and American Culture .................... 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 EDSP-2500 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: EC ................................... 1 EDSP-3100 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading ......... 3 EDUC-2300 Introduction to the Reading Process ....... 2 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 Administration3 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-4300TeachingSocialStudies:EarlyChildhood ................ 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 *Capstone Course EarlyChildhoodEducationMajorCurriculumSummary Proficiency Requirements ...................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements ..................................... 60-68 Early Childhood Education Major Requirements ................... 69 Total (minimum, not 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 3 EDMC-3600 Phonics/Structure Language ................... 3 EDMC-3700 Teaching Reading / Middle Child. Lit. ..... 3 EDMC-3950 Middle School Clinical I ........................... 2 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....... 3 EDMC-4440 Middle School Clinical II .......................... 2 Two of the following based on concentration areas: EDMC-3800 Writing Process and Language Arts Methods for Middle School ......................................... 3 EDMC-4100 Teaching Math: Middle Childhood ......... 3 EDMC-4200 Teaching Science: Middle Childhood ... 3 EDMC-4300 Teaching Soc. St.: Middle Childhood. ... 3 Student Teaching ............................................................... 10-12 *EDMC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar ..... 10-12 *Capstone Course