Academic Planning Guide: Option One - Social Studies
First Year
Fall semester
BIB101 (3 cr)
INST150 (3 cr)
ENG102 (3 cr)
One of the following GE requirements (3 cr):
INST160 or 161
Life fitness course
MATH103 Math Ideas
Total credits: 15
Spring semester
BIB102 (3 cr)
One of the following GE requirements (3 cr):
INST 160 or 161
Life fitness course
MATH107 Math PErspectives for Education (3 cr)
EDU200 Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr)
POS104 State and Local Government
Total credits: 15
Sophomore Year
Fall semester
ECON220 Faith and Economic Justice (3 cr)
POS103 American Government (3 cr)
EDU201 Intro to Special Education (3 cr)
BIO205 General Bio: Middle Level + Lab (4 cr)
Literature elective (ENG203) (3 cr)
Take PRAXIS I (Reading, Writing & Math)
Total credits: 16
Spring semester
Christian Thought course (3 cr)
EDU209 Early Adolescent Development (3 cr)
ANTH201 People in Places (3 cr)
GEOG201 World Geography (3 cr)
HIS201 U.S. Survey to 1877 (3 cr)
EDU211 Educational Psychology (3 cr)
Total credits: 18
Junior Year
Fall semester
HIS202 U.S. Survey since 1877 (3 cr)
Global Diversity course or SOC100 (3 cr)
EDU306 Science and Health for Children or EDU310 Math for the Teacher of Children (3 cr)
PSY100 General Psychology (3 cr)
ASTR111/111L Solar System or CHE111/113 Applied Chemistry (4 cr)
Total credits: 16
Spring semester
Global Diversity course or SOC100 (3 cr)
EDU301 Inclusive Classroms (3 cr)
FA300W Arts Integration in the Classroom (3 cr)
EDU308 Teaching Social Studies & Art (3 cr)
PHYS205 Physical Science for Middle Level Teachers (3 cr)
MATH220 Statistics
Total credits: 18
Senior Year
Fall semester
EDU401 Literacy Foundations for Int (3 cr)
EDU384 Inclusive Education (3 cr)
EDU412 Teaching English as a 2nd Language (3 cr)
EDU382 Classroom Management (3 cr)
EDU418 Community & Family Collab (3 cr)
Take PRAXIS II
Total credits: 15
Spring semester
EDU410 Student Teaching (9 cr)
EDU420 Practicum (3 cr)
Total credits: 12
Total credits: 125
