DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Chair: W. Scott Hopkins Professors: Casteel, Culp, Feldman, Hewitt, Isom, Morrow, Shaw, Spann, VanDevender
Associate Professors: LeDuc, Rogers, Shirah
Assistant Professor: Frederick, Lund

UNDERGRADUATE
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers degree programs to prepare teachers for Early Childhood Education (N-3), Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), and High School. Additionally, the department offers programs for Nursery through Grade Twelve (N-12) teachers in art or music.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum General Studies (96/100 hours)
For Early Childhood/Elementary Education

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The program in Early Childhood Education prepares teachers for nursery school to grade three. Satisfactory completion of the program and required tests lead to a recommendation for Class B Certification in Early Childhood Education.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
In addition to General Studies, the minimum requirements for a B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education include but are not limited to:

Professional Studies (56 hours)

Choose one: HS 262, 263, 351, 360, 361*, 362, 365, 454, 460*, 462, 463, 473

Choose one: AED 301, 302

Choose one: MUE 301, 402

Choose one: DRA 110, 261, 460

Choose one: CA 100-230, 275, 310

Choose one: PE 166

Choose one: RED 333*, 348*

*Only for students admitted to teacher candidacy.
**RED 330 must be taken prior to RED 331*.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
The program in Elementary Education is designed to prepare teachers for grades one through six. Satisfactory completion of the program and accompanying tests lead to a recommendation for a Class B Certificate in Elementary Education.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
In addition to General Studies, the requirements for a B.S. degree in Elementary Education are:

Professional Studies (52 hours)

Choose one: HS 262, 263, 351, 360, 361*, 362, 365, 454, 460*, 462, 463, 473

Choose one: AED 301, 302

Choose one: MUE 301, 402

Choose one: PE 166

Electives: 4 hours

*Only for students admitted to teacher candidacy.
**RED 330 must be taken prior to RED 331*

SECONDARY EDUCATION
The Department offers degree programs to prepare high school teachers, and nursery through grade twelve (N-12) teachers in art and music.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum General Studies (90 hours)
For High School, and N-12 Programs

1. HIGH SCHOOL OPTION
   This option is designed to prepare students to teach in high schools.
   
   
   1. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (52 hours minimum)
      EDF 210, 211, 315, EPY 251, SPE 400, EDM 385 or 482; EPY 455; SED 340, 341; RED 351 or RED 458; SED 429, 464.
      
   2. TEACHING FIELDS
      Students must select two separate teaching fields or one Comprehensive Teaching Field. One third of the course work in each teaching field must be in the upper-division. (This requirement applies to separate teaching fields only.)
      
      
      1. LANGUAGES
         (a) FOREIGN LANGUAGES (52 hours required for each language selected).
         
         (a.1) FRENCH. LG 111, 112, 113, 211, 212, 213, 314, 315, 316, 322 or 323 or 324 or 325; SED 453; and eight (8) hours upper-division electives.
         
         (a.2) GERMAN. LG 151, 152, 153, 251, 252, 253, 361, 366, 367; SED 453, and ten (10) hours upper-division electives.
         
         (a.3) SPANISH. LG 131, 132, 133, 231, 232, 233, 335, 336, 340 or 341; LG 342 or 344 or 345 or 346; SED 453, and eight (8) hours of upper-division electives.
         
         (b) LANGUAGE ARTS (Comprehensive Teaching Field, 94 hours required).
         EH 102, 221, 222, 231, 376, 387 or 388; two courses from
         EH 211, 212, 213; 12 hours in upper division EH courses;
         CA 100, 280, 388, SPA 290; SED 352, 453, RED 458, DRA 110; DRA 120 or 130 or 240 or 261 or 460; two courses to be chosen from RED 330 and CA or DRA courses; two courses to be chosen from CA, DRA, or EH courses (Except EH 101).
         
         
      2. MATHEMATICS (Comprehensive Teaching Field, 64 hours required)
         CIS 110, MA 131, 132, 215, 233, 234, 311, 316, 320, 321, 410, 413; SED454; ST 175; electives from approved MA, or ST courses to complete a minimum of 64 hours. (Note: No mathematics course below the level of Calculus may be used as an elective.)
         
      3. SCIENCE
         (a) BIOLOGY (47 hours required) BLY 141, 142, 143, 205, 311, 351 or 431, 411; CH 114; MA 120 or 121 or 131 or 171or 172; SED 456; ST 175, and two (2) hours in upper division BLY courses.
         
         (b) CHEMISTRY (59 hours required) CH 114, 115, 116, 266; MA 233; ST 175; SED 456, and 14 hours in upper-division CH courses; 12 hours Physics
         
         (c) PHYSICS (46 hours required)
         PH 103, 111, 112, 113, 331, 332, and four (4) hours in upper-division physics electives; MA 234, 331; ST 175, and SED 456.
         
         (d) GENERAL SCIENCE COMPOSITE (Comprehensive Teaching Field, 107 hours required)
         BLY 141, 142, 143 and twenty-three (23) hours in upper-division BLY electives; CH 114, 115 and six (6) hours in CH electives; GEO 111; GY 101, 102; NSE 403; PH 103, 111, 112, 113, and one (1) course from MA 120, 121, 131, 171, 172; ST 175; SED 456, an additional eight (8) hours in upper division BLY, CH, GY, or PH courses.
         
      4. SOCIAL SCIENCE
         Basic Social Science Core (Required for all social science teaching fields.)
         HY 101, 102, GEO 114, PSC 130, SY 109, and one of the following ECO 300, 214 or 215.
         
         (a) GEOGRAPHY (44 hours required)
         GEO 111, 113, 114, 230, 351; SED 457, and 20 hours in approved GEO electives, 12 of which must be upper-division.
         
         (b) HISTORY (44 hours required)
         HY 101, 102, 235, 236, one of the following HY 103 or 104 or 227; HY 477 or 478, SED 457, and 16 hours in approved HY electives, 12 of which must be upper-division.
         
         (c) SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPOSITE (Comprehensive Teaching Field, 94 hours required)
         AN 100 or PHL 110; ECO 214, 215; GEO 111, 114 and 230; HY 101, 102, 235, 236; SED 457, and 24 hours in upper-division HY electives; PSC 130, 232 and PSC 250 or 270; SY 109, 112; and an additional 6 hours in upper division AN, ECO, GEO, PSC or SY courses.
         
2. NURSERY THROUGH GRADE 12 OPTION
   This option is designed to prepare students to teach art or music at any grade level from nursery school through grade 12.
   
   
   1. HUMANISTIC AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES (16 hours required)
      EDF 210, 211, EDF 315, EPY 251, and SPE 400.
      
   2. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
      EDM 385 or EDM 482; EPY 455; SED 340, 341; RED 351 or 458; SED 429, 470 and required methods courses.
      
   3. TEACHING FIELDS
      1. ART (76 hours required)
         ARS 101, 121, 122, 123, 124; AED 440, 441; Select one course from each of four studio areas (choose from painting, ceramics, printmaking, crafts, sculpture, photography, computer art, and commercial design); three art history (ARH) courses; 20 hours in approved electives in ARH and ARS courses. (A minimum of 20 hours must be in upper-division work.)
         
      2. MUSIC
         (2.1) INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (80 hours required) MUA 100; 12 hours in MUB primary instrument; 6 hours in MUA/MUE piano; MUE 141, 142, 241, 242, 341, 342, 345, 444; SED 455; MUT 111, 112, 113, 211, 212, 213, 361, 362, 412; 12 hours in MUO ensemble.
         
         (2.2) VOCAL/CHORAL MUSIC (82 hours required)
         MUA 100; 12 hours in MUA primary; 6 hours in MUA/MUB secondary applied; 6 hours in MUA/MUE secondary applied; MUT 111, 112, 113, 211, 212, 213, 312, 361, 412; MUE 444; SED 455, and MUE ensemble 12 hours.

   GRADUATE

   DESCRIPTION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COURSES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

   Art Education (AED)
   Early Childhood Education (ECE)
   Elementary/Early Childhood Education (EEC)
   Elementary Education (EED)
   Natural Science Education (NSE)
   Reading Education (RED)
   Secondary Education (SED)

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