College of Education & Continuing Studies
  INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Curriculum Outline – Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Education – B.A.

Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Education majors will complete a professional education program that prepares candidates for successful teaching in PK­6 classroom settings. The program emphasizes candidate knowledge in the core content areas of mathematics, natural science, English, and history and social sciences to prepare candidates to deliver instruction in all of these areas. A total of 126 credit hours is required to com­plete the program. These hours include general education requirements, interdisciplinary major requirements, and profes­sional education requirements that include field experiences and student teaching

Freshman Year

Semester

1st

2nd

Biology 101

3

-

Computer Science 120

-

3

English 101-102

3

3

Foreign Language (Intermediate)

3

3

History 106, 105/107

3

3

Mathematics 109-110

3

3

Physical Education Activity Electives

1

1

University 101

1

-

Total

17

16

Sophomore Year

Semester

1st

2nd

Communications 103

-

3

Economics 200

-

3

Education 200

-

 3

English 209

3

-

Environmental Science 203

-

 4

Geography 201

3

 -

Health Education 200

2

 -

Humanities 201-202

3

3

Political Science 203

3

-

Science 102

3

-

Total

18

15

 

Junior Year

Semester

1st

2nd

Education 301, 315

3

3

Education 302, 550

3

3

English 320

3

-

History 314, 315

3

3

Math 520-521

3

3

Political Science 316

-

3

Sociology 310

3

 -

 

Total

18

15

 

Senior Year

Semester

1st

2nd

Education 502, 441

3

3

Education 517

3

3

English 303

3

-

Mathematics 522

3

3

Science 306

3

3

Total

15

12

Total Credit Hours

126