2006-2007 Academic Catalog

2006-07 Cedarville University 87 School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Education Education A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Middle Childhood Education First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.............................................................3 BIO-1000 Principles of Biology............................................................3.5 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.....................................................3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..................................................1 EDUC-1050 Contemporary Christian Schools.......................................0 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...............................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................................1 Concentration Electives.......................................................................6-8 Physical Education Activity Elective.......................................................1 Total..........................................................................................33.5-35.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature..................................................3 EDMC-2500 Educational Psychology of Middle Childhood....................3 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities.............................2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience...................................1 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching.....................................................2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom.............................................2 EDUC-2200 Multi-cultural Field Experience...........................................1 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...............................................3 GSCI-1XXX Physical Science Elective............................................3.5-4 Concentration Electives.......................................................................5-6 Global Geography Elective.....................................................................3 Literature Elective...................................................................................3 Total............................................................................................. 34.5-36 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.....................................2 EDMC-3500 Principles of Teaching Middle School................................3 EDMC-3600 Phonics and Structure of Language..................................3 EDMC-3700 Teaching Reading Middle Childhood Literature................. 4 EDMC-3950 Middle School Clinical I.....................................................2 EDSP-4000 Principles of Inclusion.........................................................1 HIST-3750 Social Movements................................................................3 Concentration Electives................................................................... 13-18 Total................................................................................................ 31-36 Fourth year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration. ........................................2 COM-2300 Voices of Diversity...............................................................3 EDMC-4000 Reading in the Content Area Middle Childhood.................3 EDMC-4050 Responsive Schools for Middle Childhood........................ 2 EDMC-4440 Middle School Clinical II....................................................2 EDMC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar..................................10-12 EDMC-XXXX Middle School Methods II Concentration Areas...............6 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education....................................................2 Concentration Electives.......................................................................3-4 Total................................................................................................ 33-36 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Early Childhood Education First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.............................................................3 BIO-1000 Principles of Biology............................................................3.5 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.....................................................3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..................................................1 EDUC-1050 Contemporary Christian Schools.......................................0 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography: East.........................................3 GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science..............................................3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................................1 PYCH-2700 Child Development.............................................................3 Literature Elective...................................................................................3 Total.....................................................................................................33 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature..................................................3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.....................................2 EDEC-2100 Art, Music, and Drama for Early Childhood........................2 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities.............................2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience...................................1 EDSP-2500 Survey of Mental Retardation & Dev. Disabilities...............1 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I................................................3 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching.....................................................2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom.............................................2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience............................................1 EDUC-2300 Introduction to the Reading Process..................................2 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature...........................................................2 ESED-2900 Health and Movement Education.......................................2 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers. ...........................................4 HIST-3750 Social Movements................................................................3 Total.....................................................................................................35 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration. ........................................2 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 Language Arts: Early Childhood 4 EDEC-3900 Field Experience in Early Childhood Education.................1 EDEC-3950 Early Childhood Clinical I...................................................3 EDSP-3100 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading.....................................3 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.....................................................3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II...............................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.............................................3 Physical Education Activity Elective.......................................................1 Total.....................................................................................................32 Fourth year: EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area: Early Childhood...................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 EDEC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar (Early Childhood)......10-12 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion....................2 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education....................................................2 Total................................................................................................29-31 Middle Childhood Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements.......................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements.......................................... 57-65 Middle Childhood Education Major Requirements...................... 48 Concentration Requirements................................................. 27-36 Total (minimum, not including proficiency). ................. 132-149 *Total credits vary depending on concentrations chosen.