Program
Requirements |
Semester
Hours
Required |
Course
Prefixes
And Numbers |
Course Titles |
General Education
(total 54 semester hours required by the state for certification) |
English
Humanities part 1
(12 total credit hours REQ ,but 3 cr hours must be from this humanities section)
|
3
3
3
3
|
ENG 101
ENG 102
ENG 207
ENG 213
ENG 200
ENG 201
ENG 203
ENG 205
|
Freshman Composition I (required of all students at GSU)
Freshman Composition II (required of all students at GSU)
ENG 207 Technical Writing OR
Advanced Composition I
World Literature I OR
Intro to Literature OR
Intro to American Literature I OR
Intro to English Literature I OR
|
Mathematics
(12 total credit hours REQ) |
6
3
3
|
MATH 131 &132
MATH 147&148
MATH 137
MATH 273
|
College Algebra/Trigonometry OR
Precalculus I/Precalculus II AND
Elementary Geometry
Probability and Statistics I
|
|
Science
(15 total credit hours REQ)
must take two (2) sequential courses and other courses to make the 15 semester hours
|
6
6
3
|
BIO 103&104
SCI 105&106
PHYS 109
CHEM 111
CHEM 101
|
Principles of Biology/Principles of Biology AND
Physical Science Survey I/Physical Science Survey II PLUS
Fund. of Physics I OR
General Chemistry I OR
Environmental Chemistry
|
|
History/Humanities
(6 credit hours from any of these)
Social/Behavioral Sciences
(12 total credit hours REQ)
at least one (1) must be a HISTORY course**
|
3
3
3
3
|
HIST 103
HIST 201 OR
HIST 202
HIST 102
HIST 104
SOC 101
ECON 201
SOC 201
PSY 200
PS 201
GEOG 201
|
World History I: World History to 1500 OR
American National Multicultural History to 1877 OR
Recent American History as well as
History of Western Civilization II
World History II: World History since 1500
Introduction to Social Science OR
Macroeconomics OR
Introduction to Sociology OR
General Psychology OR
American National Government OR
Cultural Geography
|
Arts
(3 semester hours) |
3 |
ART 210
ART 105
MUS 219
THEA 100 |
Fine & Performing Arts OR
Art Appreciation OR
Music Appreciation for Non-majors OR
Introduction to the Theatre OR |
| Introductory Special Education Course |
3 |
ED 162* |
Introduction to Inclusive Teaching |
| Knowledge of the Learner & Learning Environment (Child Development/Psychology; Adolescent Psychology, part I |
3 |
ED 202 or
ED 200 |
Child Psychology or
Human Growth and Development |
FOCUS
AREAS |
SPECIAL EDUCATION BLOCK (Special Education 9 hours) |
3
3
3
|
ED 312
ED 333
ED 370 |
Introduction to the Education of Exceptional Children
Humanistic Approaches to Child Management
Remediation of Language and Communication Disorders in Young Students |
BLOCK I
ELA (6 semester hours)
Knowledge of the Learner (6 semester hours
Special Education
(3 semester hours) |
3
3
3
3
3
|
ED 300
ED 303
ED 304
ED 476*
(new course # ED 3___)
ED 317 |
Educational Psychology
Reading: Introduction and Survey
Children’s Literature
Collaborative Teaching Strategies
Multicultural Education
|
BLOCK II
Mathematics (6 semester hours)
Reading (3 semester hours)
Special education (3 semester hours) |
6
3
3
3 |
ED 302
ED 325
ED 360
ED 328 |
Methods and Strategies for Teaching Elementary Math
Reading in the Elementary School
Science and Soc. Stud. Methods & Strats for Elem. Ed
Issues and Practice in Assessment |
METHODOLOGY
AND TEACHING |
Residency 1
(15 credit hours) |
3
3
6
3 |
ED 402
ED 442
ED 452
ED 431 |
Instructional Technology Integration
Methods and Materials for Exceptional Learners*
Residency 1: Advanced Teaching Methods
Reading Diagnosis and Correction |
Residency 2
(12 credit hours) |
3
9 |
ED 427
ED 455 |
Classroom Management
Residency 2: Student Teaching |
FLEXIBLE HOURS FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S USE
(3 credit hours) |
1
1 |
ED 111
ED 112 |
FYE for Education Majors I
FYE for Education Majors II |
| TOTAL HOURS (126 credit hours) |
125 |
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